Reykjavik vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3205
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6762
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$1954
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$904
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$3329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
53
98
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
139K
2.03M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 43% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 119th and 1403rd ($3205 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iceland and Austria, respectively. Check Iceland vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 258th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Vienna

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Reykjavik Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.3
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.9
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.4
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.5
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2129
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1743
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3328
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.3
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.69%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7748
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6175
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.38
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.3
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.99
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.1
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.18
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.3
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$47.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$146
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$178
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$472
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30029
$28814

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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

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11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
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$1831
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$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928