Manchester vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$3682
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
548K
140K

The cost of living in Manchester is 27% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1798th and 344th ($1998 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 110th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$6072

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

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