Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 98.8% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 48.3% more for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,500
|
$19.51
ISK2,678
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,653
|
$16.45
ISK2,257
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,360
|
$2.70
ISK371
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA882
|
$1.95
ISK268
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.16
ISK433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.72
ISK922
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.27
ISK861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$6.03
ISK828
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.60
ISK1,043
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
ISK138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
ISK158
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
ISK94
|
pay 96.1% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,538
|
$8.42
ISK1,156
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,373
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,714.69
ISK5,450,444
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.23
ISK3,188
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$74.47
ISK10,221
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA330,995
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,459
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA213,110
|
$1,325.48
ISK181,909
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA367,242
|
$66.99
ISK9,194
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,023
|
$254.97
ISK34,992
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,201,703
|
$5,993.83
ISK822,593
|
|
pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,868
|
$9.37
ISK1,287
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,446
|
$4.61
ISK633
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.22
ISK1,539
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.00
ISK8,235
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.94
ISK1,913
|
|
pay 85.6% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA33,988
|
$108.23
ISK14,854
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA35,466
|
$59.73
ISK8,198
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA59,110
|
$146.94
ISK20,166
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA32,511
|
$169.24
ISK23,226
|
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