Cost of living comparison

Maceio - Alagoas, Brazil

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Maceio - Alagoas Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 3.5 times more expensive than Maceio - Alagoas.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 5.3 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 98.4% more in Reykjavik

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Maceio - Alagoas. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Maceio - Alagoas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Maceio - Alagoas, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Maceio - Alagoas	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 R$20.06	$20.00 ISK2,632	+474.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 R$32.10	$18.02 ISK2,371	+223.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 R$5.07	$3.15 ISK415	+258.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 R$2.51	$2.19 ISK288	+401.9%
Average			+339.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Maceio - Alagoas	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 R$7.40	$3.61 ISK475	+181.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 R$18.21	$7.76 ISK1,021	+145.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 R$21.23	$6.40 ISK843	+73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$12.09	$5.76 ISK757	+174.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 R$8.75	$9.45 ISK1,243	+521.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 R$5.55	$1.40 ISK185	+45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.43	$1.01 ISK133	+138.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 R$2.69	$1.22 ISK160	+160.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$3.24	$2.22 ISK293	+295.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.88	$1.43 ISK189	+187.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 R$2.69	$0.93 ISK123	+99.8%
Average			+184.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Maceio - Alagoas	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.65 R$21.05	$8.50 ISK1,119	+132.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.95 ISK9,863
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,289.18 R$105,331.05	$42,450.45 ISK5,585,630	+132.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 R$18.06	$24.05 ISK3,165	+667.1%
Average			+310.6%

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

	Maceio - Alagoas	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.11 R$92.79	$69.87 ISK9,193	+333.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$239.50 R$1,379.34	$1,971.17 ISK259,367	+723.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.86 R$1,404.41	$1,803.44 ISK237,297	+639.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.13 R$265.65	$53.95 ISK7,099	+17.0%
Average			+428.3%

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Maceio - Alagoas	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.44 R$1,304.10	$252.14 ISK33,177	+11.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,270.58 R$36,113.50	$5,993.99 ISK788,690	-4.4%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Maceio - Alagoas	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 R$8.03	$10.81 ISK1,422	+675.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 R$8.92	$5.31 ISK698	+242.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 R$9.03	$12.25 ISK1,611	+681.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.80 R$137.10	$69.95 ISK9,204	+193.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.23 R$30.09	$14.77 ISK1,944	+182.7%
Average			+395.2%

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pay 98.4% more for clothing

	Maceio - Alagoas	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.50 R$302.38	$108.97 ISK14,339	+107.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.00 R$259.15	$49.72 ISK6,542	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.60 R$487.25	$151.85 ISK19,981	+79.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.61 R$377.85	$194.16 ISK25,547	+195.9%
Average			+98.4%

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