Moscow vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$6762
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$904
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$4423
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	53
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	13.3M	139K

The cost of living in Moscow is 48% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 3277th and 119th ($1678 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Iceland, respectively. Check Russia vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2774th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Reykjavik

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	Moscow	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$13.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$30029

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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