Paris vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$6846
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$2058
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$916
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$4546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	52
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	2.11M	139K

The cost of living in Paris is 25% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 916th and 86th ($2480 vs $3322) 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 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 14th and 268th 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	$17	$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$30361

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

Cities near Reykjavik

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