Reykjavik vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Reykjavik	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3205	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6762	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$904	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4423	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	79
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	139K	568K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 53% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 119th and 1777th ($3205 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Iceland and Canada, respectively. Check Iceland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 258th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Surrey

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	Reykjavik	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.3	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.9	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.4	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.5	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2129	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1743	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3328	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.69%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7748	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6175	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.38	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.99	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.1	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.18	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.3	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.2	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$146	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$178	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30029	$12113

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797