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Welwyn Garden City vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Welwyn Garden City is 7.9% more expensive than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Welwyn Garden City
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Welwyn Garden City
Transportation: pay 31.7% less in Welwyn Garden City
Housing: pay 7.5% more in Welwyn Garden City
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Welwyn Garden City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Welwyn Garden City
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in Welwyn Garden City

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

Welwyn Garden City vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Welwyn Garden City instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Welwyn Garden City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,473	$18.03 £13.48	-34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,877	$10.68 £7.99	-53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK422	$1.74 £1.30	-48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK341	$1.11 £0.83	-59.0%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Welwyn Garden City
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK586	$1.41 £1.05	-69.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,193	$4.07 £3.05	-56.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK964	$5.31 £3.97	-30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK822	$3.61 £2.70	-44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,427	$3.68 £2.76	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK201	$1.33 £1.00	-16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK148	$0.55 £0.41	-53.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK188	$1.31 £0.98	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK321	$1.06 £0.79	-58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK214	$0.73 £0.54	-57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK143	$0.63 £0.47	-44.0%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 31.7% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Welwyn Garden City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,221	$7.18 £5.37	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,197	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,417,454	$36,056.68 £26,964.30	-29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,548	$16.69 £12.48	-40.5%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 7.5% more for housing

	Reykjavik	Welwyn Garden City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,361	$36.50 £27.30	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK285,599	$1,468.98 £1,098.55	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK257,212	$1,118.42 £836.39	-45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,694	$161.69 £120.92	+165.6%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Welwyn Garden City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,431	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	+477.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,881,881	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	-26.7%
Average			+225.2%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Welwyn Garden City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,659	$6.01 £4.49	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK780	$4.62 £3.46	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,761	$20.43 £15.28	+46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,041	$73.45 £54.93	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,172	$23.37 £17.48	+36.0%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Welwyn Garden City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,340	$115.18 £86.14	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,086	$40.06 £29.96	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,449	$80.13 £59.92	-58.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,447	$60.09 £44.94	-75.8%
Average			-48.1%

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