Reykjavik vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2915
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5968
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$1781
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$2749
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$832
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3918
$3356
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
84
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
140K
633K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 41% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 204th and 1692nd ($2915 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Iceland and Germany, respectively. Check Iceland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 189th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.5
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.1
$5.05
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1626
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2552
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6498
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.63
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$27.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.29
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.66
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.8
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$155
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6167
$16244

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671