Reykjavik vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Reykjavik	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3268	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6787	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$3029	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$894	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4361	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	79
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	140K	568K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 42% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 88th and 1272nd ($3268 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.2 months in Surrey. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 191st and 146th 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	$27.9	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.5	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.5	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2075	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1851	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3279	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2774	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.4	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8015	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6578	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.36	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.55	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.58	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.5	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.86	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.2	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$46	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$194	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30378	$12061

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741