Cost of living comparison

St Peter Port, Guernsey

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. St Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 18.6% more expensive than St Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 22.7% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 51.3% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 9.5% less in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 74.5% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 66.3% more in Reykjavik

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Reykjavik are more expensive than in St Peter Port. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. St Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of St Peter Port, you would:

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pay 47.9% more for restaurants

	St Peter Port	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.02 £14.80	$20.00 ISK2,527	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 £5.72	$18.02 ISK2,277	+132.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 £1.48	$3.15 ISK399	+57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.59	$2.19 ISK276	+1.3%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

	St Peter Port	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 £1.34	$3.61 ISK456	+99.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.09 £5.24	$7.76 ISK980	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.06 £5.96	$6.40 ISK809	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 £4.06	$5.76 ISK727	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.66 £3.44	$9.45 ISK1,194	+102.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.78 £2.05	$1.40 ISK177	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.95	$1.01 ISK128	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.99 £1.47	$1.22 ISK154	-38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 £0.76	$2.22 ISK281	+117.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 £0.76	$1.43 ISK181	+39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 £0.65	$0.93 ISK118	+6.3%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 51.3% more for transportation

	St Peter Port	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 £5.09	$8.50 ISK1,074	+23.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.29 £23.87	$74.95 ISK9,472	+132.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,705.36 £21,958.44	$42,450.45 ISK5,364,463	+42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.56 £16.68	$24.05 ISK3,039	+6.6%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 9.5% less for housing

	St Peter Port	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.73 £44.16	$69.87 ISK8,829	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,924.39 £1,422.53	$1,971.17 ISK249,097	+2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,717.74 £1,269.77	$1,803.44 ISK227,901	+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.94 £106.40	$53.95 ISK6,818	-62.5%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 74.5% less for childcare

	St Peter Port	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,066.46 £1,527.54	$252.14 ISK31,863	-87.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,498.45 £11,456.58	$5,993.99 ISK757,461	-61.3%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports

	St Peter Port	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.81 £4.30	$10.81 ISK1,366	+86.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 £3.39	$5.31 ISK670	+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.30 £7.61	$12.25 ISK1,547	+18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 £79.96	$69.95 ISK8,839	-35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.33 £7.64	$14.77 ISK1,867	+43.0%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 66.3% more for clothing

	St Peter Port	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.49 £57.28	$108.97 ISK13,771	+40.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.75 £28.64	$49.72 ISK6,283	+28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.56 £63.25	$151.85 ISK19,190	+77.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.79 £65.64	$194.16 ISK24,536	+118.7%
Average			+66.3%

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