Atlanta vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2570
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5742
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$1586
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$2465
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5431
$3761
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
499K
140K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 13% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 704th and 200th ($2570 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 165th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.1
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.39
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2827
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2730
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1442
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27299
$2532

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2339
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2277
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2284
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2441
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2268
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2285
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2254
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2302
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2319
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2235
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2282
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2166
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2390
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2208
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$1993
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2657
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1928
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2195
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2435
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1541
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2213
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2094
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2148
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2149
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2076
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2127
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1888
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1839
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2128
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1704
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1636
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1652
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1726
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1736
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1901
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1982

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006