Denver vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
716K
140K

The cost of living in Denver is 7% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 444th and 204th ($2699 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 Denver compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 160th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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