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Reykjavik vs. Sutton Coldfield Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 54.3% more expensive than Sutton Coldfield.

Restaurants: pay 99.5% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 24.5% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 8.5% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Reykjavik

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

Reykjavik vs. Sutton Coldfield Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Sutton Coldfield, you would:

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pay 99.5% more for restaurants

	Sutton Coldfield	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.02	$27.48 ISK3,517	+37.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 £7.60	$22.76 ISK2,913	+124.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$3.34 ISK427	+92.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$2.70 ISK345	+143.9%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Sutton Coldfield	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.06	$4.63 ISK593	+229.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$9.44 ISK1,208	+131.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 £4.64	$7.63 ISK976	+23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$6.50 ISK832	+80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$11.29 ISK1,445	+206.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$1.59 ISK204	+45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.17 ISK150	+72.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 £0.85	$1.49 ISK190	+31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$2.54 ISK325	+96.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.70 ISK217	+124.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$1.13 ISK145	+64.0%
Average			+100.4%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Sutton Coldfield	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.38	$9.66 ISK1,236	+34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$106.83 £80.09	$88.58 ISK11,337	-17.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	+34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.66 £12.49	$28.07 ISK3,592	+68.5%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 24.5% more for housing

	Sutton Coldfield	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.36	$81.97 ISK10,490	+124.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$2,259.48 ISK289,169
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$2,034.90 ISK260,427
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$248.92 £186.60	$60.87 ISK7,791	-75.5%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 8.5% less for childcare

	Sutton Coldfield	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,586.36 £1,189.18	$327.78 ISK41,949	-79.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,918.63 £14,181.88	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+62.3%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sutton Coldfield	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.50	$13.12 ISK1,680	+118.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.57 £3.43	$6.17 ISK790	+35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £15.02	$13.94 ISK1,783	-30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$87.35 ISK11,179
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.03 £12.01	$17.18 ISK2,199	+7.2%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Sutton Coldfield	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.58 £73.15	$145.10 ISK18,569	+48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £30.03	$63.97 ISK8,187	+59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £60.06	$193.43 ISK24,755	+141.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.58	$248.79 ISK31,840	+157.0%
Average			+101.7%

Sutton Coldfield vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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