Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 58.6% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
$21.59
ISK3,012
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
$17.27
ISK2,410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
$2.90
ISK405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA908
|
$2.07
ISK289
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.68
ISK514
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.66
ISK1,068
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.16
ISK860
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$5.91
ISK825
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.87
ISK1,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.53
ISK213
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
ISK135
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
ISK176
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.23
ISK311
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.42
ISK197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
ISK141
|
pay 99.7% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
$8.57
ISK1,196
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$66.92
ISK9,337
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,660.67
ISK5,813,330
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.30
ISK3,251
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$68.45
ISK9,551
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
$1,864.13
ISK260,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
$1,666.20
ISK232,501
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
$64.43
ISK8,991
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
$240.37
ISK33,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
$5,984.07
ISK835,018
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
$10.79
ISK1,506
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
$5.09
ISK710
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.87
ISK1,657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.50
ISK9,140
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$14.39
ISK2,008
|
|
pay 78.1% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
$103.94
ISK14,504
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
$43.50
ISK6,069
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
$141.47
ISK19,741
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
$174.65
ISK24,371
|
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