Reykjavik vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Reykjavik	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3268	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6787	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$3029	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$894	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4361	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	46
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	140K	398K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 80% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 88th and 2697th ($3268 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th 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 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 2 months in Wichita. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 191st and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Wichita

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	Reykjavik	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.5	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2075	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1851	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3279	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2774	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.4	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8015	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6578	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.36	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.55	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.58	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.5	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.86	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.2	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$46	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$194	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30378	$16150

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293