Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Pontypridd Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 71.3% more expensive than Pontypridd.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 42.5% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 74.9% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 20.3% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Pontypridd Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Pontypridd, you would:

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Pontypridd	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.05 £15.16	$27.48 ISK3,445	+37.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.69 £8.09	$22.76 ISK2,854	+112.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 £1.93	$3.34 ISK418	+31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 £1.52	$2.70 ISK338	+34.6%
Average			+53.9%

Pontypridd vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Pontypridd	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 £1.25	$4.63 ISK581	+180.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.56 £2.69	$9.44 ISK1,183	+165.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.41 £6.36	$7.63 ISK957	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 £3.20	$6.50 ISK815	+53.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.79 £2.86	$11.29 ISK1,416	+198.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.58	$1.59 ISK199	+108.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 £0.36	$1.17 ISK147	+146.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 £0.41	$1.49 ISK187	+174.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 £1.55	$2.54 ISK318	+24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 £0.41	$1.70 ISK213	+215.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 £0.46	$1.13 ISK142	+87.1%
Average			+122.2%

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pay 42.5% more for transportation

	Pontypridd	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.43	$9.66 ISK1,211	+34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$88.58 ISK11,106
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,591.02	$50,771.00 ISK6M	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.69 £13.38	$28.07 ISK3,519	+58.6%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 74.9% more for housing

	Pontypridd	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.87 £30.16	$81.97 ISK10,277	+105.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,202.72 £909.74	$2,259.48 ISK283K	+87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$718.29 £543.32	$2,034.90 ISK255K	+183.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$265.74 £201.00	$60.87 ISK7,632	-77.1%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 20.3% more for childcare

	Pontypridd	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$668.18 £505.41	$327.78 ISK41,097	-50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,036.24 £12,129.83	$30,711.08 ISK4M	+91.5%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Pontypridd	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.05	$13.12 ISK1,645	+96.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.73 £3.58	$6.17 ISK774	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.38 £14.66	$13.94 ISK1,747	-28.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.14 £45.49	$87.35 ISK10,952	+45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.36 £7.83	$17.18 ISK2,154	+65.9%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Pontypridd	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.04 £52.23	$145.10 ISK18,192	+110.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.07 £22.74	$63.97 ISK8,020	+112.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.18 £60.65	$193.43 ISK24,252	+141.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.18 £60.65	$248.79 ISK31,194	+210.3%
Average			+143.6%

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