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Hafnarfjorour vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Hafnarfjorour is 8.7% more expensive than London.

Restaurants: pay 25.0% more in Hafnarfjorour
Groceries: pay 59.3% more in Hafnarfjorour
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Hafnarfjorour
Housing: pay 5.1% less in Hafnarfjorour
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Hafnarfjorour
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Hafnarfjorour
Clothing: pay 20.3% more in Hafnarfjorour

The cost of groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Hafnarfjorour are more expensive than in London. Expenses including childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Hafnarfjorour.

Hafnarfjorour vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hafnarfjorour instead of London, you would:

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pay 25.0% more for restaurants

	London	Hafnarfjorour
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$27.48 ISK3,517	+2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$16.56 ISK2,119	+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$3.34 ISK427	+6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$2.70 ISK345	+40.0%
Average			+25.0%

London vs. Hafnarfjorour - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.3% more for groceries

	London	Hafnarfjorour
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$4.63 ISK593	+114.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$9.44 ISK1,208	+70.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$6.40 ISK819	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$6.50 ISK832	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$11.29 ISK1,445	+185.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.59 ISK204	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.11 ISK142	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.49 ISK190	+3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$2.54 ISK325	+54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.70 ISK217	+123.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.13 ISK145	+35.9%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	London	Hafnarfjorour
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$9.53 ISK1,220	+33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	$85.30 ISK10,917	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$28.07 ISK3,592	-11.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 5.1% less for housing

	London	Hafnarfjorour
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$81.97 ISK10,490	+91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$2,460.63 ISK314,911	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$2,050.52 ISK262,426	-12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$53.31 ISK6,823	-79.2%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

	London	Hafnarfjorour
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$327.78 ISK41,949	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+7.7%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	London	Hafnarfjorour
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$13.12 ISK1,680	+51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$6.17 ISK790	+18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$13.94 ISK1,783	-38.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$65.62 ISK8,398	+1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$16.77 ISK2,147	-16.3%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 20.3% more for clothing

	London	Hafnarfjorour
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$123.03 ISK15,746	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$63.97 ISK8,187	+23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$123.03 ISK15,746	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$248.79 ISK31,840	+54.6%
Average			+20.3%

London vs. Hafnarfjorour - Cost of clothing

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