Los Angeles vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$5875
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2674
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$827
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$3761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	140K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 9% more expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 80th and 200th ($3196 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 58th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Reykjavik

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	Los Angeles	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$2532

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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