Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Almada Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 94.6% more expensive than Almada.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 49.5% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 92.4% more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 82.1% more in Reykjavik

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, housing, and clothing in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Almada. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

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Reykjavik vs. Almada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Almada, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Almada	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$31.06 ISK3,813	+84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$26.97 ISK3,312	+140.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 €1.36	$3.31 ISK407	+118.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 €1.09	$3.11 ISK381	+156.1%
Average			+113.0%

Almada vs. Reykjavik - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Almada	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 €1.11	$4.19 ISK515	+239.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.97 €5.36	$10.93 ISK1,342	+83.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 €3.58	$7.78 ISK955	+94.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.72 €3.34	$7.08 ISK869	+90.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 €3.19	$11.00 ISK1,351	+209.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.50 ISK185	+49.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.52	$1.27 ISK156	+117.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.75	$1.46 ISK179	+75.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$2.93 ISK360	+157.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.74	$1.78 ISK218	+115.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.71	$0.76 ISK93	-4.6%
Average			+100.9%

Almada vs. Reykjavik - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.5% more for transportation

	Almada	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €7.23	$7.76 ISK953	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €40.18	$94.80 ISK11,641	+111.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €30,180.32	$50,588.43 ISK6M	+50.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.19 €9.14	$29.26 ISK3,593	+187.1%
Average			+49.5%

Almada vs. Reykjavik - Cost of transportation

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pay 92.4% more for housing

	Almada	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.35	$86.01 ISK10,561	+162.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,147.73 €1,029.69	$2,522.88 ISK310K	+119.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$933.30 €837.31	$2,032.25 ISK250K	+117.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.04 €75.40	$73.44 ISK9,018	-12.6%
Average			+92.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Almada	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 €552.51	$1,185.23 ISK146K	+92.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,182.80 €10,032.65	$25,853.51 ISK3M	+131.2%
Average			+110.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Almada	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €3.01	$13.89 ISK1,706	+313.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 €2.26	$6.74 ISK828	+167.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.53	$13.89 ISK1,706	+125.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.02 €32.31	$100.25 ISK12,310	+178.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.68 €7.79	$19.57 ISK2,403	+125.6%
Average			+177.7%

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pay 82.1% more for clothing

	Almada	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €92.21	$149.01 ISK18,297	+45.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.16 €40.52	$65.79 ISK8,078	+45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.98 €75.34	$181.84 ISK22,328	+116.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.58 €92.92	$248.81 ISK30,551	+140.2%
Average			+82.1%

Almada vs. Reykjavik - Cost of clothing

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