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Reykjavik vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 56.4% more expensive than Kingston Upon Thames.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 66.8% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 16.9% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 2.6% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Kingston Upon Thames. Notably, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Kingston Upon Thames Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Kingston Upon Thames, you would:

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pay 83.2% more for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Thames	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.36 £13.01	$27.48 ISK3,517	+58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.02 £7.51	$22.76 ISK2,913	+127.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 £1.73	$3.34 ISK427	+44.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 £1.00	$2.70 ISK345	+102.4%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Thames	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.06	$4.63 ISK593	+229.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$9.44 ISK1,208	+131.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 £4.48	$7.63 ISK976	+27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 £2.75	$6.50 ISK832	+77.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$11.29 ISK1,445	+206.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 £1.03	$1.59 ISK204	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.17 ISK150	+72.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.99	$1.49 ISK190	+13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 £0.72	$2.54 ISK325	+164.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.70 ISK217	+148.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$1.13 ISK145	+64.0%
Average			+104.6%

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pay 66.8% more for transportation

	Kingston Upon Thames	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.38	$9.66 ISK1,236	+34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.73 £32.03	$88.58 ISK11,337	+107.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.69 £11.01	$28.07 ISK3,592	+91.1%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 16.9% more for housing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.36	$81.97 ISK10,490	+124.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	+10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$276.32 £207.13	$60.87 ISK7,791	-78.0%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 2.6% less for childcare

	Kingston Upon Thames	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	$327.78 ISK41,949	-82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+76.9%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Thames	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.01	$13.12 ISK1,680	+96.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67 £3.50	$6.17 ISK790	+32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £15.02	$13.94 ISK1,783	-30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$77.01 £57.73	$87.35 ISK11,179	+13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.03 £15.02	$17.18 ISK2,199	-14.2%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Kingston Upon Thames	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.80 £65.07	$145.10 ISK18,569	+67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £30.03	$63.97 ISK8,187	+59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £60.06	$193.43 ISK24,755	+141.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.58	$248.79 ISK31,840	+157.0%
Average			+106.3%

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