Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 17.2% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Iceland instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.28
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.69
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.35
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.55
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.89
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.71
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.82
|
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.43
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£770.53
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.28
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.10
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.64
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.18
|
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.84
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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