Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 23.8% more expensive than Newcastle Upon Tyne.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Newcastle Upon Tyne, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
£7.20
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.63
£2.07
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
£1.34
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 29.3% more for groceries
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.17
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
£3.94
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
£5.02
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
£2.81
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
£2.86
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
£1.05
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.68
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.44
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
£0.66
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.46
£5.87
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.27
£67.11
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.16
£11.93
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.62
£32.76
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,051.01
£827.24
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.26
£620.43
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.98
£197.55
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,072.03
£843.79
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,918.25
£14,890.41
|
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.04
£3.97
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
£3.37
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.03
£27.57
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.08
£7.94
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.64
£48.52
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
£29.16
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.21
£52.12
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£50.88
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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