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Reykjavik vs. Telford Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 48.8% more expensive than Telford.

Restaurants: pay 92.5% more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 87.2% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 86.4% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 91.4% more in Reykjavik

The cost of restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Telford. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Telford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Telford, you would:

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pay 92.5% more for restaurants

	Telford	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.92 £10.40	$20.00 ISK2,796	+54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 £7.28	$18.02 ISK2,519	+99.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 £1.23	$3.15 ISK441	+106.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 £0.84	$2.19 ISK305	+108.9%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 87.2% more for groceries

	Telford	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 £0.76	$3.61 ISK505	+280.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.55 £2.86	$7.76 ISK1,084	+118.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 £4.28	$6.40 ISK895	+20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 £2.60	$5.76 ISK805	+78.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.02 £3.23	$9.45 ISK1,321	+135.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 £0.86	$1.40 ISK196	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 £0.53	$1.01 ISK141	+54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 £0.90	$1.22 ISK170	+9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 £0.94	$2.22 ISK311	+89.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 £0.58	$1.43 ISK201	+100.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.53	$0.93 ISK131	+41.3%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Telford	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.96 £5.61	$8.50 ISK1,188	+22.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$128.48 £103.42	$74.95 ISK10,477	-41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,288.44 £25,990.87	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	+31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.09 £12.14	$24.05 ISK3,362	+59.4%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 86.4% more for housing

	Telford	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.09 £28.24	$69.87 ISK9,766	+99.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$807.21 £649.77	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	+144.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$645.77 £519.82	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	+179.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$236.05 £190.01	$53.95 ISK7,542	-77.1%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Telford	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,506.79 £1,212.91	$252.14 ISK35,244	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,029.73 £8,878.48	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	-45.7%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Telford	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.81 £4.68	$10.81 ISK1,511	+86.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.87 £3.12	$5.31 ISK742	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.36 £15.58	$12.25 ISK1,712	-36.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.97 £33.79	$69.95 ISK9,777	+66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.53 £11.70	$14.77 ISK2,065	+1.7%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 91.4% more for clothing

	Telford	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.50 £37.43	$108.97 ISK15,232	+134.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.52 £28.59	$49.72 ISK6,950	+40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.64 £64.11	$151.85 ISK21,226	+90.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.87 £77.97	$194.16 ISK27,139	+100.4%
Average			+91.4%

Telford vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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