Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
ISK2,527
|
$45.20
£33.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.02
ISK2,277
|
$10.33
£7.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.15
ISK399
|
$2.83
£2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
ISK276
|
$2.50
£1.85
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
ISK456
|
$2.30
£1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.76
ISK980
|
$5.33
£3.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
ISK809
|
$7.84
£5.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
ISK727
|
$5.37
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.45
ISK1,194
|
$5.67
£4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
ISK177
|
$1.89
£1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK128
|
$1.39
£1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK154
|
$1.85
£1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK281
|
$1.83
£1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
ISK181
|
$1.57
£1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK118
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.50
ISK1,074
|
$7.93
£5.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.95
ISK9,472
|
$67.16
£49.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,450.45
ISK5,364,463
|
$27,768.06
£20,526.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.05
ISK3,039
|
$51.51
£38.08
|
|
pay 50.3% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.87
ISK8,829
|
$72.54
£53.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,971.17
ISK249,097
|
$1,808.15
£1,336.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,803.44
ISK227,901
|
$1,715.90
£1,268.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.95
ISK6,818
|
$167.51
£123.83
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.14
ISK31,863
|
$2,324.77
£1,718.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK757,461
|
$20,664.60
£15,275.44
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.81
ISK1,366
|
$7.75
£5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
ISK670
|
$4.95
£3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.25
ISK1,547
|
$15.50
£11.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.95
ISK8,839
|
$74.05
£54.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
ISK1,867
|
$18.08
£13.37
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.97
ISK13,771
|
$100.09
£73.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.72
ISK6,283
|
$69.31
£51.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.85
ISK19,190
|
$121.08
£89.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.16
ISK24,536
|
$202.34
£149.57
|
|
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