Reykjavik vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Reykjavik	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3205	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6762	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$904	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4423	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	88	74
🏙️ Population	139K	12.7M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 301% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 119th and 6776th ($3205 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Iceland and China, respectively. Check Iceland vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 258th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Suzhou

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	Reykjavik	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.3	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.9	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.4	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.5	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2129	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1743	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3328	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.3	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.69%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7748	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6175	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.38	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.99	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.1	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.18	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.2	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$146	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$178	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30029	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635