Columbus vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
906K
140K

The cost of living in Columbus is 23% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1248th and 204th ($2252 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st in the United States and Iceland, respectively. Check the United States vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 242nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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