Edmonton vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$955
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
1.01M
140K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 39% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2563rd and 204th ($1785 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 1st in Canada and Iceland, respectively. Check Canada vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 172nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$6167

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1723
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1727
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2149
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1914
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1701
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1793
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1487
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1854
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$2001
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1586
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1781
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2523
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2139
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2250
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1678
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2150
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2011
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2469
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1765
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2498
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1976
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1642
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2553
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1566
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1983
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2417
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2589
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2502
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2650
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2278
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2330
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1917

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