Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.5 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$2.81
ISK387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$6.01
ISK827
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$1.87
ISK258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$4.65
ISK640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
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