Houston vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$3918
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
2.3M
140K

The cost of living in Houston is 23% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1258th and 204th ($2248 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 Houston compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 82nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$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
$68
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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