Amsterdam vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$6787
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$3029
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$894
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$4361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	52
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	921K	140K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 5% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 143rd and 88th ($3118 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Iceland, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 31st and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Reykjavik

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	Amsterdam	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$46
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$30378

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242