Cost of living comparison

Reykjavik, Iceland

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 54.6% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 71.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 64.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 55.0% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 61.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 6.0% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 50.5% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 71.1% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,644	$5.23 R$30.53	-73.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,382	$5.92 R$34.60	-67.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK417	$0.99 R$5.80	-68.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK289	$0.55 R$3.22	-74.8%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 64.7% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK477	$1.08 R$6.30	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,025	$3.34 R$19.53	-56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK847	$3.00 R$17.53	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK761	$1.64 R$9.57	-71.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,249	$1.34 R$7.84	-85.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK185	$0.84 R$4.93	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK133	$0.38 R$2.19	-62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK161	$0.39 R$2.27	-68.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK294	$0.54 R$3.13	-75.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK190	$0.42 R$2.44	-70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK123	$0.41 R$2.39	-56.2%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 55.0% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,124	$3.73 R$21.77	-56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK9,908	$52.25 R$305.34	-30.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,611,101	$16,373.17 R$95,671.72	-61.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,179	$6.75 R$39.44	-71.9%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 61.4% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,235	$19.47 R$113.79	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK260,549	$289.14 R$1,689.52	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK238,379	$207.28 R$1,211.16	-88.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,132	$54.12 R$316.22	+0.3%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 6.0% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK33,328	$263.95 R$1,542.33	+4.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK792,286	$4,993.24 R$29,176.48	-16.7%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,429	$2.04 R$11.95	-81.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK701	$1.65 R$9.67	-68.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,619	$1.83 R$10.69	-85.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,246	$20.47 R$119.59	-70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK1,953	$5.57 R$32.57	-62.3%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 50.5% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK14,404	$41.42 R$242.03	-62.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,572	$39.42 R$230.36	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK20,072	$73.90 R$431.83	-51.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK25,664	$62.27 R$363.86	-67.9%
Average			-50.5%

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