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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr358
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr286
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr481
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr833
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr797
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr132
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr174
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr313
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr176
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr640
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,777
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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