Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.8 times more expensive than Joao Pessoa.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Joao Pessoa, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Joao Pessoa
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
R$18.36
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.69
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
R$4.08
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
R$2.28
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Joao Pessoa
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
R$7.29
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.94
R$20.32
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
R$23.41
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
R$10.47
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.01
R$10.35
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
R$4.74
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.47
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
R$1.26
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
R$3.20
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
R$2.69
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.73
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Joao Pessoa
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
R$25.13
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.24
R$253.93
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,424.84
R$79,542.79
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.32
R$37.73
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Joao Pessoa
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.17
R$83.37
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.69
R$1,504.17
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.04
R$892.31
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.13
R$382.30
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 24.5% more for childcare
Joao Pessoa
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.84
R$679.85
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,260.26
R$27,126.13
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Joao Pessoa
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.48
R$7.65
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
R$6.40
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
R$15.30
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.89
R$112.88
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
R$35.18
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Joao Pessoa
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.37
R$285.54
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.11
R$175.91
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.85
R$293.19
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.12
R$170.81
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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