Arlington vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$6787
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$2025
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$894
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$4361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
52
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
394K
140K

The cost of living in Arlington is 43% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2476th and 88th ($1856 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 1st in the United States and Iceland, respectively. Check the United States vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 1375th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$46
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$30378

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2139
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2135
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2140
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2133
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2140
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2217
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2183
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2136
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2133
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2184
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2108
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2143
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2200
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2190
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2144
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2162
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2447
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2145
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2222
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2199
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2038
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2187
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2185
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2250
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2315
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2246
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2176
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2199
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2497
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2268
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2216
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2369

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