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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $19.40
ISK2,709
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $16.94
ISK2,366
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.81
ISK393

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.95
ISK413
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.27
ISK1,015
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.01
ISK839

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $8.36
ISK1,168
Monthly public transit pass ?? $71.28
ISK9,956
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $40,660.66
ISK5,679,481

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $72.17
ISK10,081
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,838.04
ISK256,737
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $1,497.77
ISK209,209

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $258.16
ISK36,060
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,993.99
ISK837,241

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $9.19
ISK1,283
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.65
ISK649
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $11.76
ISK1,642

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $111.23
ISK15,537
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $59.69
ISK8,337
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $148.00
ISK20,673

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