Berlin vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Berlin | Reykjavik | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Berlin is 26% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1759th and 344th ($2013 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Iceland, respectively. Check Germany vs Iceland comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 19th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Berlin vs Reykjavik
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| Berlin | Reykjavik | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.2 mi |  Teltow | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Hohen Neuendorf | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Hennigsdorf | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Falkensee | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bernau bei Berlin | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Potsdam | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Ludwigsfelde | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Oranienburg | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Konigs Wusterhausen | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Werder | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Strausberg | |
| 46 km or 29 mi | Eberswalde | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Furstenwalde | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Luckenwalde | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Brandenburg an der Havel | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Neuruppin | |
| 72 km or 44 mi | Rathenow | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Frankfurt | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Schwedt | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Wittenberg | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Neustrelitz | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Eisenhuttenstadt | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Stendal | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Cottbus | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Burg bei Magdeburg | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Zerbst | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Dessau-Rolau | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Torgau | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Neubrandenburg | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Senftenberg | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Waren | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Bitterfeld-Wolfen | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Schonebeck | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Spremberg | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Magdeburg | |
| 128 km or 79 mi |  Szczecin | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Kothen | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Gorzow Wielkopolski | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Delitzsch | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Hoyerswerda |
Cities near Reykjavik
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 6.8 km or 4.2 mi |  Kopavogur | |
| 9.8 km or 6.1 mi | Hafnarfjorur | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Keflavik | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Akureyri | |
| 795 km or 494 mi |  Torshavn | |
| 1204 km or 748 mi |  Inverness | |
| 1230 km or 764 mi | Elgin | |
| 1300 km or 808 mi | Derry | |
| 1309 km or 813 mi | Greenock | |
| 1321 km or 821 mi | Aberdeen | |
| 1325 km or 823 mi | Perth | |
| 1328 km or 825 mi | Stirling | |
| 1331 km or 827 mi | Paisley | |
| 1333 km or 828 mi | Alloa | |
| 1337 km or 831 mi | Glasgow | |
| 1339 km or 832 mi | Dundee | |
| 1340 km or 833 mi | Omagh | |
| 1341 km or 833 mi | Cumbernauld | |
| 1342 km or 834 mi | Irvine | |
| 1348 km or 838 mi | East Kilbride | |
| 1349 km or 838 mi | Kilmarnock | |
| 1351 km or 839 mi | Dunfermline | |
| 1353 km or 841 mi | Hamilton | |
| 1357 km or 843 mi | Ayr | |
| 1360 km or 845 mi | Kirkcaldy | |
| 1365 km or 848 mi | Livingston | |
| 1372 km or 852 mi | Edinburgh | |
| 1382 km or 859 mi | Newtownabbey | |
| 1387 km or 862 mi | Belfast | |
| 1390 km or 864 mi | Bangor | |
| 1391 km or 864 mi | Lisburn | |
| 1401 km or 871 mi |  Alesund | |
| 1413 km or 878 mi |  Galway | |
| 1425 km or 886 mi | Dundalk | |
| 1431 km or 889 mi | Dumfries | |
| 1433 km or 891 mi | Nuuk | |
| 1441 km or 895 mi | Molde | |
| 1454 km or 903 mi | Kristiansund | |
| 1455 km or 904 mi | Drogheda | |
| 1455 km or 904 mi | Bergen |