Reykjavik vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Reykjavik	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3268	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6787	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$3029	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$894	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4361	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	91	82
🏙️ Population	140K	824K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 193% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 88th and 4919th ($3268 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in Iceland and Japan, respectively. Check Iceland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 191st and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Sakai

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	Reykjavik	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27.9	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.5	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2075	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1851	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3279	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2774	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.4	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8015	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6578	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.36	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.55	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.58	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.5	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.5	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.86	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.2	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$194	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30378	$13511

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046