Detroit vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$4423
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
53
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
639K
139K

The cost of living in Detroit is 35% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1839th and 119th ($2070 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 319th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Reykjavik

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Detroit Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$30029

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

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