Cost of living comparison

 Western Sahara
compared to
 Iceland
Iceland vs. Western Sahara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Western Sahara, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Western Sahara
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $19.40
ISK2,535
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $16.94
ISK2,214
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.81
ISK367

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Western Sahara
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
?? $2.95
ISK386
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.27
ISK949
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $6.01
ISK785

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Western Sahara
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $8.36
ISK1,093
Monthly public transit pass ?? $71.28
ISK9,315
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $40,660.66
ISK5,313,942

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Western Sahara
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $72.17
ISK9,432
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,838.04
ISK240,213
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $1,497.77
ISK195,744

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Western Sahara
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $258.16
ISK33,740
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,993.99
ISK783,355

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Western Sahara
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $9.19
ISK1,201
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.65
ISK607
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $11.76
ISK1,536

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Western Sahara
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $111.23
ISK14,537
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $59.69
ISK7,801
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $148.00
ISK19,342

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