El Paso vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

El Paso Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1813
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4267
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$980
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$1800
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3350
$3761
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
35
53
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
679K
140K

The cost of living in El Paso is 38% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2363rd and 200th ($1813 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st 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 El Paso compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 633rd and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in El Paso vs Reykjavik infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in El Paso vs Reykjavik

Prices for goods and services in El Paso and Reykjavik are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

El Paso Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$5.96
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$759
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.2
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.62%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.5
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.38
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.95
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.2
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.7
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$578
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6903
$2532

Cost of living in other countries

El PasoReykjavik

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$948
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1695
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1661
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$797
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1832
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1854
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$791
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1856
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$814
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1985
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$770
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$1942
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$762
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1683
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1957
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2077
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2037
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$830
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2056
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2170
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2073
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2262
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2211
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1717
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1996
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2319
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2296
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2353
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$814
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2396
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2417
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2306
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006