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| ⭐️ Total score | 534 reviews |
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| 👍 Quality of life score | |
| 👶 Family score | |
| 🎒 Community score | |
| 💵 Cost | |
| 📡 Internet | |
| 😝 Fun | |
| ⛅️ Temperature (now) | |
| 💦 Humidity (now) | |
| ❄️ % of buildings with AC | |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | |
| 💨 Air quality (annual) | |
| 👌 Safety | |
| 👩 Safe for women | |
| 🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ | |
| 🤮 Food safety* | |
| 👮♀️ Lack of crime* | |
| 🤝 Lack of racism* | |
| 🎓 Education level* | |
| ⚡️ Power grid | |
| 🌊 Vulnerability to climate change | |
| 💰 Income level* | |
| 🙊 English speaking* | |
| 🚶 Walkability | |
| 🚦 Traffic safety* | |
| ✈️ Airline scores* | |
| 🧳 Lost luggage* | |
| 🏥 Hospitals | |
| 😄 Happiness* | |
| 🍸 Nightlife | |
| 📶 Free WiFi in city | |
| 🖥 Places to work from | |
| ❄️ A/C or heating | |
| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
| 🗯 Freedom of speech* | |
| 🎅 Startup Score |
| 🌍 Continent | Europe |
| 🚩 Country | Iceland |
| 🗓️ Average trip length | 7 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 26 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 11°C 52°F + 💦 Damp (82%) = feels 10°C 50°F
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| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 10 US AQI 🍃 OK |
| 💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 57 US AQI |
| 🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| 💸 1,000 ISK in USD | USD 8.13 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | ISK 10,000 = USD 81 |
| 💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Reykjavík Coworking Unit |
| 🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
| ♻️ Return rate | 9% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 120,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $60,966 / year |
| 👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 78% 👱♀️ 22% |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 🏠 Apartment listings | Airbnb |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | IcelandAir |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Finnair |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $6,113 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,932 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $8,091 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $2,312 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $4,150 / month |
| 🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $4,968 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $1,813 / month |
| 🏠 Median home price | $770,291 |
| 🏨 Hotel (median price) | $194 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $163 / night |
| 🏢 Coworking hot desk | $340 / month |
| 🍛 Dinner | $22 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $3 |
| 🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $8 |
| ☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
| 👩🏫 International school | $6,765 / year |
| 📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $6 / month |
| 🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $12 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Not much to do
❌ Cold now
❌ Cold all year round
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing | 1°C / 34°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold | 5°C / 41°F cold | 10°C / 50°F cold | 12°C / 54°F cool | 13°C / 55°F cool | 9°C / 48°F cold | 2°C / 36°F cold | 0°C / 32°F freezing | 0°C / 0°F freezing |
| Real (median) |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
6°C / 43°F
very cold |
7°C / 44°F
cold |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
12°C / 54°F
cool |
13°C / 55°F
cool |
10°C / 50°F
cold |
5°C / 40°F
very cold |
3°C / 37°F
very cold |
0°C / 32°F
freezing |
| Humidity |
nice 70% |
damp 71% |
damp 80% |
damp 76% |
nice 60% |
damp 76% |
damp 83% |
damp 82% |
damp 78% |
damp 73% |
damp 80% |
damp 80% |
| Most common | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | |
| Rain |
rainy 119mm |
rainy 79mm |
rainy 131mm |
rainy 110mm |
rainy 86mm |
rainy 77mm |
rainy 87mm |
rainy 96mm |
rainy 133mm |
rainy 122mm |
rainy 120mm |
rainy 128mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 42% |
pockets 45% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 53% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 43% |
cloudy 62% |
cloudy 55% |
pockets 45% |
pockets 46% |
pockets 41% |
| Remote workers | 646 people | 550 people | 1,031 people | 692 people | 862 people | 1,040 people | 867 people | 821 people | 947 people | 829 people | 985 people | 800 people |
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