Cost of living comparison

Reykjavik, Iceland

compared to

Saint Helier, Jersey

Saint Helier vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 90.9% more expensive than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 15.6% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 50.3% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Saint Helier

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

Saint Helier vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,482	$45.20 £33.59	+126.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,236	$10.33 £7.68	-42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK391	$2.83 £2.11	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK271	$2.50 £1.86	+14.5%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Reykjavik	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK448	$2.30 £1.71	-36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK963	$5.33 £3.96	-31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK795	$7.84 £5.82	+22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK714	$5.37 £3.99	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,172	$5.67 £4.22	-39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK174	$1.89 £1.40	+34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK125	$1.39 £1.03	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK151	$1.85 £1.37	+51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK276	$1.83 £1.36	-17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK178	$1.57 £1.16	+9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK116	$1.44 £1.07	+54.5%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

	Reykjavik	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,055	$7.93 £5.90	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK9,302	$67.16 £49.91	-10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,268,101	$27,768.06 £20,636.19	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK2,985	$51.51 £38.28	+114.2%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 50.3% more for housing

	Reykjavik	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK8,670	$72.54 £53.91	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK244,622	$1,808.15 £1,343.75	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK223,807	$1,715.90 £1,275.19	-4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK6,696	$167.51 £124.49	+210.5%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK31,291	$2,324.77 £1,727.68	+822.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK743,855	$20,664.60 £15,357.17	+244.8%
Average			+533.4%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,342	$7.75 £5.76	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK658	$4.95 £3.68	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,520	$15.50 £11.52	+26.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK8,680	$74.05 £55.03	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK1,834	$18.08 £13.44	+22.4%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Reykjavik	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK13,523	$100.09 £74.39	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,170	$69.31 £51.51	+39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK18,845	$121.08 £89.98	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK24,095	$202.34 £150.37	+4.2%
Average			+3.8%

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