Barcelona vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$4423
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
1.73M
139K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 34% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1659th and 119th ($2129 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Iceland, respectively. Check Spain vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 174th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Reykjavik

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Barcelona Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$30029

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336