Los Angeles vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$5671
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$1643
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$2600
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$800
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$3682
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	140K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 16% more expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 72nd and 344th ($3165 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 34th and 152nd 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	$22.5	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$10.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$83
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$6072

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2460
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2023
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2011
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1952
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1629
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1554
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1662
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1524
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1537
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1659
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1734
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1670
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$1884
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1527
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1642
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1514
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1731
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1520
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1651
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1741
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1305
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1643
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1539
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2244
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1869
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1723
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2175
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1928
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1632
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2391
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$1991