Bucharest vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$449
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
76
53
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
1.72M
140K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 65% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5593rd and 344th ($961 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Iceland, respectively. Check Romania vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 703rd and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$10.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$6072

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991