Amsterdam vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
921K
140K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 2% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 252nd and 204th ($2859 vs $2915) 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 25th and 189th 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
$20
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$6167

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161