Reykjavik vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Reykjavik	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3322	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6846	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$2058	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$916	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	59
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	139K	581K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 127% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 86th and 4193rd ($3322 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iceland and Lithuania, respectively. Check Iceland vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 268th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Vilnius

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	Reykjavik	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$28.6	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.3	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2151	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1861	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3373	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.7	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7832	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6385	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.51	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.49	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.44	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.83	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$44.9	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.26	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$176	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30361	$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569