Cost of living comparison

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Crawley vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Crawley is 8.0% more expensive than Reykjavik.

Restaurants
pay 40.5% less in Crawley
Groceries
pay 48.3% less in Crawley
Transportation
pay 31.1% less in Crawley
Housing
pay 62.4% more in Crawley
Childcare
pay 2.8 times more in Crawley
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.7% less in Crawley
Clothing
pay 44.5% less in Crawley

The cost of childcare and housing in Crawley are more expensive than in Reykjavik. Expenses including groceries, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Crawley. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Crawley.

Crawley vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

pay 40.5% less for restaurants

 
Reykjavik
Crawley
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $27.48
ISK3,473
$20.03
£14.98
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$22.76
ISK2,877
$10.34
£7.73
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.34
ISK422
$2.34
£1.75

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pay 48.3% less for groceries

 
Reykjavik
Crawley
Bread
1 loaf
$4.63
ISK586
$1.54
£1.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.44
ISK1,193
$3.66
£2.73
Milk (1 gallon) $7.63
ISK964
$5.49
£4.10

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

 
Reykjavik
Crawley
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.66
ISK1,221
$7.18
£5.37
Monthly public transit pass $88.58
ISK11,197
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $50,771.00
ISK6,417,454
$37,772.71
£28,247.61

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pay 62.4% more for housing

 
Reykjavik
Crawley
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$81.97
ISK10,361
$45.91
£34.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,259.48
ISK285,599
$1,635.90
£1,223.38
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,034.90
ISK257,212
$1,368.82
£1,023.64

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

 
Reykjavik
Crawley
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $327.78
ISK41,431
$1,736.06
£1,298.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $30,711.08
ISK3,881,881
$8,012.60
£5,992.07

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Reykjavik
Crawley
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $13.12
ISK1,659
$6.68
£4.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.17
ISK780
$4.81
£3.60
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.94
ISK1,761
$20.03
£14.98

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pay 44.5% less for clothing

 
Reykjavik
Crawley
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$145.10
ISK18,340
$71.22
£53.26
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.97
ISK8,086
$48.34
£36.15
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$193.43
ISK24,449
$84.13
£62.92

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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