Paris vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$5968
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$1781
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$2749
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$3918
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	2.15M	140K

The cost of living in Paris is 19% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 998th and 204th ($2357 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Iceland, respectively. Check France vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 22nd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Reykjavik

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	Paris	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$11.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$6167

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2602
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2091
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2300
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1913
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1830
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1459
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1491
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1599
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1647
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1625
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1793
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1710
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2013
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1545
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1650
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1573
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1793
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1420
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1744
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1830
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1467
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1805
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1657
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2427
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1930
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1390
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2125
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1969
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1752
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2492
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2161