Reykjavik vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Reykjavik	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3205	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6762	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$904	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4423	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	88	84
🏙️ Population	139K	543K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 66% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 119th and 2237th ($3205 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1697th in Iceland and the United States, respectively. Check Iceland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 258th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Reykjavik	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.3	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.4	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.5	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2129	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1743	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3328	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.3	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.69%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7748	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6175	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.38	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.99	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.18	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.3	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$146	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$178	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30029	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212