Bristol vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bristol Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2321
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5439
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$1480
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$2493
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$3761
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
472K
140K

The cost of living in Bristol is 21% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1113th and 200th ($2321 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Iceland, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Bristol ranked 45th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 236th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bristol Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.51
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$4.58
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1581
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2825
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6737
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6221
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.3
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1825
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23000
$2532

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Distance City Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Filton
$2043
17 km or 11 mi Bath
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Weston-super-Mare
$1717
32 km or 20 mi Newport
$1889
38 km or 23 mi Cwmbran
$1852
41 km or 26 mi Cardiff
$1940
48 km or 30 mi Barry
$1818
52 km or 32 mi Gloucester
$1623
57 km or 35 mi Swindon
$1924
60 km or 37 mi Taunton
$1594
61 km or 38 mi Cheltenham
$1739
64 km or 40 mi Merthyr Tydfil
$1525
68 km or 42 mi Hereford
$1814
69 km or 43 mi Salisbury
$1897
69 km or 43 mi Bridgend
$1902
83 km or 51 mi Dorchester
$1950
84 km or 52 mi Witney
$1984
86 km or 53 mi Worcester
$1569
86 km or 54 mi Port Talbot
$1704
88 km or 55 mi Neath
$1691
92 km or 57 mi Poole
$2312
93 km or 58 mi Abingdon-on-Thames
$1929
93 km or 58 mi Weymouth
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Bournemouth
$1991
96 km or 60 mi Swansea
$1653
98 km or 61 mi Oxford
$2494
98 km or 61 mi Christchurch
$1998
101 km or 63 mi Eastleigh
$2020
102 km or 63 mi Southampton
$2039
102 km or 64 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
105 km or 65 mi Exeter
$1885
105 km or 65 mi Redditch
$1608
105 km or 65 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
106 km or 66 mi Basingstoke
$1988
107 km or 66 mi Kidderminster
$1744
109 km or 68 mi Exmouth
$1868
109 km or 68 mi Banbury
$1693
111 km or 69 mi Llanelli
$1686
112 km or 69 mi Reading
$2264
115 km or 71 mi Warwick
$1679

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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