Austin vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2455
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5709
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$1585
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5262
$3761
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
962K
140K

The cost of living in Austin is 16% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 858th and 200th ($2455 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 142nd and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1949
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3348
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4187
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1385
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22096
$2532

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$2218
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2163
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2244
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2260
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2192
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2224
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2182
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2182
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2044
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1969
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2066
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2148
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2132
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2134
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2033
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1944
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2152
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1853
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2230
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2215
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2107
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2089
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2698
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2133
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1799
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2028
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2087
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2155
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2170
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2190
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2108
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2159
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2224
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2182
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2056
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2097
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2305

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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