Bangalore vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$5875
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$2674
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$827
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$3761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	74	53
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	12.3M	140K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 82% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8398th and 200th ($533 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Iceland, respectively. Check India vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3159th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Reykjavik

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	Bangalore	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$2532

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Reykjavik

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