Munich vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$6762
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$904
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$4423
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	53
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	1.51M	139K

The cost of living in Munich is 21% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 863rd and 119th ($2525 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Iceland, respectively. Check Germany vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 44th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Reykjavik

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	Munich	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$13.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$30029

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

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