Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Southend-on-sea Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 70.1% more expensive than Southend-on-sea.

Restaurants: pay 84.5% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 4.9% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 86.7% more in Reykjavik

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Southend-on-sea. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

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Reykjavik vs. Southend-on-sea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Southend-on-sea, you would:

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pay 84.5% more for restaurants

	Southend-on-sea	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.82 £14.97	$31.06 ISK3,787	+56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 £6.98	$26.97 ISK3,288	+191.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.68 £2.02	$3.31 ISK404	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 £1.41	$3.11 ISK379	+65.9%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Southend-on-sea	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 £1.05	$4.19 ISK511	+202.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 £2.99	$10.93 ISK1,333	+175.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 £4.15	$7.78 ISK948	+41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.06 £3.06	$7.08 ISK863	+74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 £2.26	$11.00 ISK1,342	+267.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 £1.02	$1.50 ISK183	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 £0.45	$1.27 ISK155	+111.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 £0.68	$1.46 ISK178	+62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 £0.91	$2.93 ISK358	+144.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 £0.61	$1.78 ISK216	+118.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.76 ISK92	-8.5%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Southend-on-sea	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.71 £5.82	$7.76 ISK947	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.25 £34.92	$94.80 ISK11,559	+105.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,832.53	$50,588.43 ISK6M	+32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.76 £20.21	$29.26 ISK3,567	+9.3%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Southend-on-sea	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 £31.93	$86.01 ISK10,487	+103.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,377.93 £1,040.50	$2,522.88 ISK308K	+83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,255.37 £947.95	$2,032.25 ISK248K	+61.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.26 £103.65	$73.44 ISK8,954	-46.5%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 4.9% less for childcare

	Southend-on-sea	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,982.16 £1,496.76	$1,185.23 ISK145K	-40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,967.57	$25,853.51 ISK3M	+30.4%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Southend-on-sea	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.87 £5.19	$13.89 ISK1,694	+102.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.33	$6.74 ISK822	+52.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.46 £16.96	$13.89 ISK1,694	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$100.25 ISK12,224
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.96 £2.99	$19.57 ISK2,387	+393.7%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 86.7% more for clothing

	Southend-on-sea	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.89 £64.86	$149.01 ISK18,169	+73.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.12 £35.58	$65.79 ISK8,022	+39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.76 £69.29	$181.84 ISK22,172	+98.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.71 £79.83	$248.81 ISK30,337	+135.4%
Average			+86.7%

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