Reykjavik vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Reykjavik	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3268	$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6787	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$753
🏘️ Family rent	$3029	$1225
🍽️ Food expenses	$894	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4361	$1817
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	53
😀 Quality of life	91	82
🏙️ Population	140K	687K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 135% more expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 88th and 4272nd ($3268 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Iceland and Spain, respectively. Check Iceland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.3 months in Seville. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Seville ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 191st and 635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Seville

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	Reykjavik	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.5	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.5	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$2.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2075	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1851	$603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3279	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2774	$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$69.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.4	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8015	$4259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6578	$2612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.36	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.55	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.58	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.5	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.86	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.2	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$74.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$46	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$194	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30378	$8309

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1344
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1316
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1298
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1344
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1265
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1500
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1501
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$980
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1233
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1666
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1301
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$1924
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$987
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1511
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1504
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1287
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1617
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1461
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1401
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1272
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1312
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1380
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$863
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1382
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$1047
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1512
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1200
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$1133
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1910