Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 51.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,709
|
$5.09
R$29.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,366
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK393
|
$0.99
R$5.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK282
|
$0.60
R$3.50
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK413
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,015
|
$3.98
R$23.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK839
|
$3.44
R$19.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK757
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,188
|
$1.52
R$8.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK171
|
$0.81
R$4.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK143
|
$0.53
R$3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.45
R$2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK262
|
$0.63
R$3.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$0.49
R$2.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK110
|
$0.46
R$2.67
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,168
|
$3.67
R$21.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,956
|
$39.48
R$229.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,679,481
|
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,078
|
$7.39
R$42.88
|
|
pay 65.3% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,081
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK256,737
|
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK209,209
|
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,103
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK36,060
|
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK837,241
|
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
|
pay 71.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,283
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK649
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,642
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,585
|
$21.85
R$126.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK2,004
|
$5.84
R$33.86
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,537
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,337
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,673
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,770
|
$56.60
R$328.32
|
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