Reykjavik vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Reykjavik	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3268	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6787	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$2025	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$3029	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$894	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4361	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	26
😀 Quality of life	91	77
🏙️ Population	140K	687K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 124% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 88th and 4103rd ($3268 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Iceland and Spain, respectively. Check Iceland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 191st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Zaragoza

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	Reykjavik	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.5	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2075	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1851	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3279	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2774	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.4	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8015	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6578	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.36	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.55	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.58	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.5	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.86	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.2	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.63	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$46	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$144	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$194	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30378	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581