Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 2.6 times more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 94.2% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 88.2% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 86.6% more in Reykjavik

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

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Reykjavik vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Sao Paulo, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$45.35	$31.06 ISK3,763	+246.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$45.35	$26.97 ISK3,268	+201.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 R$7.09	$3.31 ISK402	+136.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.39	$3.11 ISK376	+258.3%
Average			+218.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 R$9.39	$4.19 ISK508	+126.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 R$31.41	$10.93 ISK1,324	+76.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 R$23.41	$7.78 ISK942	+68.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 R$14.18	$7.08 ISK858	+152.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 R$12.10	$11.00 ISK1,333	+360.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 R$6.36	$1.50 ISK182	+19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.17	$1.27 ISK154	+54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.63	$1.46 ISK177	+103.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.43	$2.93 ISK355	+235.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 R$3.27	$1.78 ISK215	+175.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 R$2.90	$0.76 ISK92	+31.8%
Average			+110.3%

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pay 94.2% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 R$24.84	$7.76 ISK941	+58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.37 R$244.87	$94.80 ISK11,488	+96.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,890.58 R$121K	$50,588.43 ISK6M	+111.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.76 R$49.39	$29.26 ISK3,545	+199.9%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.16 R$112.18	$86.01 ISK10,422	+288.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.54 R$3,323.73	$2,522.88 ISK306K	+284.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.66 R$2,124.51	$2,032.25 ISK246K	+384.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.32 R$406.60	$73.44 ISK8,899	-8.6%
Average			+240.0%

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.90 R$2,687.69	$1,185.23 ISK144K	+123.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,300.72 R$82,522.42	$25,853.51 ISK3M	+58.6%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 R$15.12	$13.89 ISK1,684	+365.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 R$12.94	$6.74 ISK817	+163.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 R$15.12	$13.89 ISK1,684	+365.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 R$181.58	$100.25 ISK12,148	+179.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.95 R$50.39	$19.57 ISK2,372	+96.6%
Average			+194.8%

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pay 86.6% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.57 R$331.96	$149.01 ISK18,058	+127.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.53 R$311.49	$65.79 ISK7,972	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.31 R$502.77	$181.84 ISK22,035	+83.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.35 R$462.44	$248.81 ISK30,151	+172.4%
Average			+86.6%

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