Reykjavik vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2723
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5671
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$1643
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$2600
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$800
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3682
$2931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
53
98
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
140K
1.97M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 47% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 344th and 2189th ($2723 vs $1854) 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 1.6 months in Vienna. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 152nd and 45th 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
$21.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$5
 Cappuccino
$5.05
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1659
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1492
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2694
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2395
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.07%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6252
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4951
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.6
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.03
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.67
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.2
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6072
$14916

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$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
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$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991

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$1602
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$1621
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$1663
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$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
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$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
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$765
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$1543
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$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898