Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 17.3% more expensive than Reykjavik.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,511
|
$17.09
£13.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,132
|
$7.46
£6.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr346
|
$1.84
£1.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr276
|
$1.36
£1.11
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr465
|
$1.25
£1.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr982
|
$3.60
£2.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr804
|
$4.68
£3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr770
|
$2.58
£2.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,103
|
$3.16
£2.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr214
|
$1.05
£0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr127
|
$0.63
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr168
|
$0.99
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr302
|
$1.17
£0.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr170
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr94
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,214
|
$7.31
£5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr8,946
|
$91.63
£74.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,069,537
|
$25,486.21
£20,823.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,018
|
$16.30
£13.32
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,739
|
$37.72
£30.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr220,132
|
$1,053.04
£860.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr188,274
|
$836.18
£683.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,459
|
$183.29
£149.76
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr38,541
|
$1,186.33
£969.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr826,699
|
$16,551.73
£13,523.75
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,292
|
$4.95
£4.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr618
|
$3.59
£2.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,590
|
$14.82
£12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,184
|
$41.78
£34.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,864
|
$11.97
£9.78
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr14,760
|
$73.74
£60.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr5,924
|
$38.00
£31.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr18,796
|
$79.51
£64.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr24,903
|
$80.83
£66.04
|
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