Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Solihull Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 48.8% more expensive than Solihull.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 80.1% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 49.7% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 5.9% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 69.3% more in Reykjavik

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

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Reykjavik vs. Solihull Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.5% more for restaurants

	Solihull	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.79	$31.06 ISK3,813	+17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.91	$26.97 ISK3,312	+155.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 £1.82	$3.31 ISK407	+36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 £1.53	$3.11 ISK381	+51.7%
Average			+60.5%

Solihull vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.1% more for groceries

	Solihull	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 £1.40	$4.19 ISK515	+124.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.63 £3.46	$10.93 ISK1,342	+136.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 £4.18	$7.78 ISK955	+39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.08 £3.06	$7.08 ISK869	+73.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.75 £2.80	$11.00 ISK1,351	+193.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 £1.12	$1.50 ISK185	+0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 £0.54	$1.27 ISK156	+77.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 £0.61	$1.46 ISK179	+80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$2.93 ISK360	+86.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.49	$1.78 ISK218	+169.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 £0.53	$0.76 ISK93	+6.6%
Average			+80.1%

Solihull vs. Reykjavik - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Solihull	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.61 £5.70	$7.76 ISK953	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$94.80 ISK11,641
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,779.88 £28,284.70	$50,588.43 ISK6M	+33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.72 £26.74	$29.26 ISK3,593	-18.1%
Average			+10.5%

Solihull vs. Reykjavik - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.7% more for housing

	Solihull	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 £34.62	$86.01 ISK10,561	+86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,057.15 £791.46	$2,522.88 ISK310K	+138.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.29 £890.39	$2,032.25 ISK250K	+70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.04 £194.68	$73.44 ISK9,018	-71.8%
Average			+49.7%

Solihull vs. Reykjavik - Cost of housing

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pay 5.9% less for childcare

	Solihull	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,453.58 £1,088.25	$1,185.23 ISK146K	-18.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,785.86 £17,807.79	$25,853.51 ISK3M	+8.7%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Solihull	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.62 £4.20	$13.89 ISK1,706	+147.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.76 £3.56	$6.74 ISK828	+41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.56	$13.89 ISK1,706	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 £34.63	$100.25 ISK12,310	+116.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.23 £8.41	$19.57 ISK2,403	+74.3%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 69.3% more for clothing

	Solihull	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.45 £63.98	$149.01 ISK18,297	+74.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.86 £39.57	$65.79 ISK8,078	+24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.02 £81.62	$181.84 ISK22,328	+66.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.68 £82.11	$248.81 ISK30,551	+126.9%
Average			+69.3%

Solihull vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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