Reykjavik vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2938
$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5875
$4625
🏠 One person rent
$1801
$1124
🏘️ Family rent
$2674
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$827
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.1
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3761
$3476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
83
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
140K
633K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 50% more expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 200th and 1961st ($2938 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Stuttgart. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Stuttgart ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 194th and 63rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$137
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.9
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1650
$862
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2869
$2057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.1
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.41%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6649
$6586
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5599
$4917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.52
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$8.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.55
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.2
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$45.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$128
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$162
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$630
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2532
$15338

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1737
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1729
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1710
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1715
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1699
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1717
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1695
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1666
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1697
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1687
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1678
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1677
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1670
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1661
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1637
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1650
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1542
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1633
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1625
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1610
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1618
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1837
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1436
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1623
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1529
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1619
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1205
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1696
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1609
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1599
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1668
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1599
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1530
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1596
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1647
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1618
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1581