Delhi vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$205
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$4546
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
52
😀 Quality of life
61
89
🏙️ Population
26.5M
139K

The cost of living in Delhi is 85% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8668th and 86th ($507 vs $3322) 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 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5790th and 268th 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
$5.48
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$30361

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409