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$25.81
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.70
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.30
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.26
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.21
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$21.00
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.78
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.99
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.42
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.84
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.55
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.28
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.63
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.45
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.35
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.40
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$226.36
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$103,305.72
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$40.03
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$103.62
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,466.39
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$947.69
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$304.64
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,306.91
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$30,251.73
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.42
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.18
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$12.05
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$120.40
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$30.16
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Brazil
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$224.27
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$212.49
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$367.38
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$285.86
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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