Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.58
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.41
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.25
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.24
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.14
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.81
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.61
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.91
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.34
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.81
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.53
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.26
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.60
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.43
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.33
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.18
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$224.35
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$102,386.45
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.67
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$102.69
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,453.34
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$939.26
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$301.93
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,295.28
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,982.53
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.34
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.11
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.94
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$119.33
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.90
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$222.27
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$210.60
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$364.11
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$283.32
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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