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Iceland vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 2.1 times more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 94.1% more in Iceland

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Iceland are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 FCFA9,199	$19.40 ISK2,740	+34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.87 FCFA5,035	$16.94 ISK2,393	+115.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 FCFA1,472	$2.81 ISK397	+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA955	$2.02 ISK286	+35.5%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Brazzaville	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62 FCFA2,955	$2.95 ISK417	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA2,162	$7.27 ISK1,026	+114.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 FCFA5,193	$6.01 ISK848	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,881	$5.42 ISK765	+84.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,381	$8.51 ISK1,202	+294.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA711	$1.22 ISK173	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA479	$1.03 ISK145	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA1,059	$1.17 ISK165	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA743	$1.87 ISK265	+61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA537	$1.23 ISK174	+47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA363	$0.78 ISK111	+38.4%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,746	$8.36 ISK1,181	+94.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA14,994	$71.28 ISK10,067	+204.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA18,770,394	$40,660.66 ISK5,742,912	+38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.45 FCFA7,964	$22.04 ISK3,112	+77.0%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Brazzaville	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.25 FCFA26,384	$72.17 ISK10,194	+75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.16 FCFA376,870	$1,838.04 ISK259,604	+212.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.53 FCFA230,622	$1,497.77 ISK211,545	+315.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$621.28 FCFA397,420	$58.01 ISK8,194	-90.7%
Average			+127.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.10 FCFA31,408	$258.16 ISK36,463	+425.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA5,629,160	$5,993.99 ISK846,592	-31.9%
Average			+197.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.85 FCFA3,104	$9.19 ISK1,298	+89.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.14 FCFA2,647	$4.65 ISK657	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA2,079	$11.76 ISK1,660	+261.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.25 FCFA26,384	$61.46 ISK8,681	+49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.34 FCFA4,056	$14.35 ISK2,027	+126.3%
Average			+107.7%

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pay 94.1% more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA36,781	$111.23 ISK15,710	+93.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA38,381	$59.69 ISK8,430	-0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA63,968	$148.00 ISK20,903	+48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA35,182	$184.49 ISK26,058	+235.4%
Average			+94.1%

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