Arlington vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1103
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$2064
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4278
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
394K
140K

The cost of living in Arlington is 36% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2251st and 204th ($1869 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 1283rd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$5.13
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.88
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.81
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21580
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2096
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2085
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2105
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1887
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2103
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2195
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2159
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2127
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2022
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2158
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2103
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2189
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2125
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2122
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2550
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2118
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2188
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2243
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2236
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2102
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2173
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2145
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2150
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2282
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2336
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2196
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2061
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2506
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2284
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2602

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