Detroit vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
53
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
639K
140K

The cost of living in Detroit is 31% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1856th and 204th ($2006 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 216th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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