Reykjavik vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2915
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5968
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$1781
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$2749
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$832
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3918
$1854
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
53
53
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
140K
686K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 194% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 204th and 5761st ($2915 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 722nd in Iceland and Japan, respectively. Check Iceland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 189th and 2988th 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
$22
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.5
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.1
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1626
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2552
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6498
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.63
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.29
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.66
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.8
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$155
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6167
$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103