Reykjavik vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Reykjavik	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2723	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5671	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1643	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2600	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$800	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.1	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3682	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	53
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	140K	686K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 178% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 344th and 5464th ($2723 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 474th in Iceland and Japan, respectively. Check Iceland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 152nd and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Shizuoka

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	Reykjavik	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$125	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1659	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1492	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2694	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2395	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.07%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6252	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4951	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.03	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$142	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6072	$8605

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2460
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2023
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2011
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1952
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1629
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1554
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1662
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1524
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1537
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1659
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1734
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1670
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$1884
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1527
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1642
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1514
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1731
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1520
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1651
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1741
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1305
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1643
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1539
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2244
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1869
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1723
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2175
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1928
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1632
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2391
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$1991

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052