Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 17.5% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Iceland instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.70
£14.81
|
$19.40
ISK2,691
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
$16.94
ISK2,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
£1.77
|
$2.81
ISK390
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$2.02
ISK280
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
$2.95
ISK410
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$7.27
ISK1,008
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
£4.69
|
$6.01
ISK833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
£2.98
|
$5.42
ISK752
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.93
|
$8.51
ISK1,180
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
£0.97
|
$1.22
ISK170
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.03
ISK142
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
£1.00
|
$1.17
ISK162
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
£1.12
|
$1.87
ISK260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$1.23
ISK171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
£0.51
|
$0.78
ISK109
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
£5.60
|
$8.36
ISK1,160
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.23
£77.82
|
$71.28
ISK9,888
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.80
£27,593.60
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,640,447
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
£13.59
|
$22.04
ISK3,057
|
|
pay 25.8% more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.40
£31.21
|
$72.17
ISK10,012
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,243.58
£985.13
|
$1,838.04
ISK254,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,020.84
£808.68
|
$1,497.77
ISK207,771
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.21
£181.57
|
$58.01
ISK8,048
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,497.56
£1,186.33
|
$258.16
ISK35,813
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,629.32
£14,757.65
|
$5,993.99
ISK831,487
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.63
£4.46
|
$9.19
ISK1,275
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
£3.27
|
$4.65
ISK645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.47
£13.84
|
$11.76
ISK1,631
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.31
£35.90
|
$61.46
ISK8,526
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.89
£10.22
|
$14.35
ISK1,990
|
|
pay 61.3% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.43
£62.13
|
$111.23
ISK15,430
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.13
£31.79
|
$59.69
ISK8,280
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.36
£71.58
|
$148.00
ISK20,530
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.72
£76.62
|
$184.49
ISK25,593
|
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