Barcelona vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$4546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.73M
139K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 36% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1722nd and 86th ($2116 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Iceland, respectively. Check Spain vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 205th and 268th 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
$17.8
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$30361

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409