Iceland is 25.7% more expensive than United Kingdom.

If you lived in Iceland instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 38.1% more for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.45
£13.65
$15.00
kr2,051
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.12
£5.91
$12.33
kr1,686
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.71
£1.42
$2.20
kr301

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pay 68.9% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
£0.99
$3.14
kr430
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.41
£2.83
$5.86
kr801
Milk (1 gallon) $4.30
£3.57
$5.16
kr706

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.17
£5.95
$7.21
kr986
Monthly public transit pass $92.01
£76.36
$85.09
kr11,636
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,219.88
£20,098.72
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558

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pay 25.0% more for housing

 
United Kingdom
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.70
£31.29
$66.89
kr9,148
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,003.85
£833.04
$1,349.42
kr184,533
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.91
£667.95
$1,143.63
kr156,391

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,113.22
£923.80
$277.52
kr37,951
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,982.03
£13,262.59
$2,822.44
kr385,968

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pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.58
£3.80
$7.85
kr1,074
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.39
£2.81
$4.10
kr561
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.94
£11.57
$11.37
kr1,555

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pay 90.6% more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.73
£59.53
$117.41
kr16,056
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.82
£30.56
$55.13
kr7,539
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.65
£63.61
$156.49
kr21,401

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