Reykjavik vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Reykjavik	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3322	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6846	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$2058	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$916	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	33
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	139K	543K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 72% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 86th and 2278th ($3322 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 268th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Tucson

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	Reykjavik	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2151	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1861	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3373	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7832	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6385	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.51	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.49	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.44	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.83	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.26	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$176	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30361	$15659

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190