Liverpool vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Liverpool Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1774
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4525
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$954
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2907
$3761
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
84
53
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
513K
140K

The cost of living in Liverpool is 40% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2461st and 200th ($1774 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Iceland, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Liverpool ranked 23rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 132nd and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Liverpool Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.6
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.49
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$10.8
 Cappuccino
$4.27
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.72%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.4
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.73
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.7
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1465
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15161
$2532

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Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1681
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1682
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1753
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1762
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1675
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1615
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1675
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1640
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1556
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1806
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1788
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1456
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1482
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1845
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1874
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1948
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1686
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1806
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2071
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1800
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1672
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1720
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1376
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1629
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1714
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1686

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