Reykjavik vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Reykjavik	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2938	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5875	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2674	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$827	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.1	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3761	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	140K	2.75M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 71% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 200th and 2624th ($2938 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iceland and Italy, respectively. Check Iceland vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 194th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Rome

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	Reykjavik	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$137	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2869	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.41%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6649	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5599	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.52	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.23	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$128	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$162	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2532	$9864

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201