Reykjavik vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Reykjavik	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3322	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6846	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$2058	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$916	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	139K	985K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 32% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 86th and 849th ($3322 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iceland and Sweden, respectively. Check Iceland vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 268th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Stockholm

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	Reykjavik	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2151	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1861	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3373	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7832	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6385	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.51	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.49	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.44	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.83	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.9	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.26	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.3	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.1	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$176	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30361	$17693

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516