Las Vegas vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Las Vegas Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5103
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$2376
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4304
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
53
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
642K
140K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 23% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1265th and 204th ($2246 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1114th 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 1.9 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Las Vegas ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 240th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Reykjavik

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Las Vegas Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$5.94
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1259
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1989
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2716
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.31
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.72
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.3
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1002
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9634
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi North Las Vegas
$2239
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Paradise
$2309
16 km or 10 mi Enterprise
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Summerlin South
$2253
21 km or 13 mi Henderson
$2639
78 km or 48 mi Pahrump
$2256
127 km or 79 mi Bullhead
$1842
147 km or 91 mi Kingman
$1886
174 km or 108 mi St. George
$2152
181 km or 112 mi Washington
$2163
202 km or 125 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
221 km or 137 mi Barstow
$2641
236 km or 146 mi Ridgecrest
$1852
241 km or 150 mi Twentynine Palms
$2416
249 km or 155 mi Cedar
$1638
254 km or 158 mi Yucca Valley
$1705
263 km or 163 mi Apple Valley
$2536
266 km or 165 mi Victorville
$2514
273 km or 169 mi Adelanto
$2632
275 km or 171 mi Desert Hot Springs
$2356
277 km or 172 mi Hesperia
$2560
289 km or 179 mi Cathedral
$2302
289 km or 180 mi Blythe
$2638
290 km or 180 mi Palm Springs
$2256
290 km or 180 mi Indio
$2469
292 km or 181 mi Coachella
$2591
294 km or 183 mi Palm Desert
$2449
294 km or 183 mi Yucaipa
$2435
295 km or 183 mi Highland
$2470
296 km or 184 mi Banning
$2482
297 km or 184 mi La Quinta
$2497
299 km or 186 mi San Bernardino
$2054
299 km or 186 mi Redlands
$2896
300 km or 186 mi Beaumont
$2493
303 km or 188 mi Prescott
$2484
304 km or 189 mi Loma Linda
$2674
305 km or 190 mi Colton
$3152
306 km or 190 mi Rialto
$2630
310 km or 192 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
312 km or 194 mi Moreno Valley
$2611

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