Reykjavik vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3322
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6846
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$2058
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$916
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
85
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
139K
2.87M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 247% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 86th and 5984th ($3322 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Iceland and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iceland vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 268th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Taichung

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Reykjavik Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.6
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2151
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1861
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3373
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2721
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7832
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6385
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.51
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.49
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.44
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.83
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$144
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$176
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30361
$17495

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$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409

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Distance City Cost of living
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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665