Reykjavik vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Reykjavik	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3205	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6762	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$904	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4423	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	139K	1.43M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 55% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 119th and 1833rd ($3205 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd in Iceland and the United States, respectively. Check Iceland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 258th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs San Antonio

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	Reykjavik	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.3	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.9	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.4	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.5	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2129	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1743	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3328	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.3	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.69%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7748	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6175	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.38	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.99	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.18	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$146	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$178	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30029	$19123

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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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093