Delhi vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$192
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$4423
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
53
😀 Quality of life
62
88
🏙️ Population
26.5M
139K

The cost of living in Delhi is 85% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8767th and 119th ($479 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in India and Iceland, respectively. Check India vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Delhi ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5583rd and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Reykjavik

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Delhi Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$30029

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336