Reykjavik vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2915
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5968
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$1781
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$2749
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$832
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.7
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3918
$2696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
80
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
140K
568K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 21% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 204th and 890th ($2915 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Iceland and Canada, respectively. Check Iceland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 189th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.5
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.1
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1626
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2552
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.55%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6498
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.63
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.29
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.66
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.9
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$37.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$155
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6167
$12698

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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
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$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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$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655