Reykjavik vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Reykjavik	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2915	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5968	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1781	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2749	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$832	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.7	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3918	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	87
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	140K	1.39M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 13% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 204th and 45th ($2915 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 189th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs San Diego

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	Reykjavik	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$125	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.5	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.1	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1626	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2552	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.55%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6498	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.63	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.29	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.66	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.4	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$155	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6167	$21468

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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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647