Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 69.4% more expensive than Braga.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Braga, you would:
pay 86.5% more for restaurants
Braga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.74
€8.95
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.38
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
Braga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
€1.58
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
€4.59
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.40
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
€2.66
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.10
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Braga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.84
€6.29
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Braga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.80
€33.83
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.65
€789.23
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$649.79
€597.26
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.13
€89.28
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
Braga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.75
€248.86
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Braga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
€1.99
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.51
€38.16
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
Braga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.65
€100.79
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.32
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.59
€74.99
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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