Calgary vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3682
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
53
53
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
1.31M
140K

The cost of living in Calgary is 22% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1526th and 344th ($2113 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Iceland, respectively. Check Canada vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 66th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$6072

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Reykjavik

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