Leipzig vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$688
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$3918
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
53
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
616K
140K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 50% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 3925th and 204th ($1449 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th and 1st in Germany and Iceland, respectively. Check Germany vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 80th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Reykjavik

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Leipzig Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$6167

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

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