Luxembourg City vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg City Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2916
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6290
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$1972
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$3201
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$683
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5248
$4423
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
53
😀 Quality of life
86
88
🏙️ Population
138K
139K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 9% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 290th and 119th ($2916 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Luxembourg and Iceland, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 392nd and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Reykjavik

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Luxembourg City Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.9
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.9
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.41
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1917
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1676
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3336
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13003
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8731
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.69
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.2
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.71
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.8
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.79
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.3
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.4
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16458
$30029

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2669
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2607
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2551
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2481
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1788
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1714
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1459
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1463
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1464
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1431
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1454
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1455
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1462
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1649
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1574
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1462
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1462
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1642
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1465
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1443
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1303
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1639
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1600
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1596
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1734
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1572
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1760
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1586
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1665
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1650
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1679
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1730
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1559
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1552
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1618
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1686

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336