Delhi vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$210
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$3918
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
53
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
26.5M
140K

The cost of living in Delhi is 83% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8647th and 204th ($505 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in India and Iceland, respectively. Check India vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4744th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$6167

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Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

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