Oakland vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$6762
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$904
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$4423
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	53
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	441K	139K

The cost of living in Oakland is 2% more expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 95th and 119th ($3273 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in the United States and Iceland, respectively. Check the United States vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 70th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Reykjavik

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	Oakland	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$13.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$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	$67.6	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$30029

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

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