Reykjavik vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Reykjavik	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2915	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5968	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1781	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2749	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$832	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.7	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3918	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	80
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	140K	737K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 0.2% more expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 204th and 206th ($2915 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 189th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Seattle

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	Reykjavik	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$125	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.5	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.1	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1626	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2552	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.55%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6498	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.63	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.66	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.8	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.4	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$155	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6167	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263