Nagoya vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$477
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$4546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
52
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
2.33M
139K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 64% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4785th and 86th ($1196 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Nagoya compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Nagoya ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 157th and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Reykjavik

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Nagoya Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.8
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$890
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.04%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.7
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$519
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12599
$30361

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409