Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 55.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 77.4% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$2.95
TND9.240
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.59
TND1.850
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.29
TND0.920
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$4.81
TND15.060
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$1.89
TND5.920
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.46
TND4.570
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$2.36
TND7.400
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.79
TND2.470
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$1.14
TND3.570
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.41
TND1.280
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.29
TND0.900
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.27
TND0.830
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.24
TND0.740
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$2.84
TND8.890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$14.77
TND46.220
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$39,376.54
TND123,248.560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$2.92
TND9.140
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$21.41
TND67.010
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$235.62
TND737.500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$181.65
TND568.560
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$40.41
TND126.490
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$95.35
TND298.450
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$3,006.51
TND9,410.390
|
|
pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$1.64
TND5.140
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$0.82
TND2.570
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$3.28
TND10.270
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$28.70
TND89.840
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$4.92
TND15.410
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$45.18
TND141.430
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$47.96
TND150.120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$97.79
TND306.070
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$72.02
TND225.410
|
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