Beijing vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$5968
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1781
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2749
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$3918
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	21.9M	140K

The cost of living in Beijing is 63% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5141st and 204th ($1067 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 763rd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Reykjavik

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	Beijing	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$11.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$6167

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2602
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2091
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2300
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1913
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1830
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1459
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1491
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1599
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1647
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1625
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1793
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1710
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2013
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1545
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1650
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1573
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1793
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1420
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1744
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1830
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1467
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1805
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1657
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2427
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1930
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1390
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2125
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1969
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1752
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2492
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2161