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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Nauru
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $17.84
kr2,513
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $14.27
kr2,010
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.32
kr327

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Nauru
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.42
kr482
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.98
kr843
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $5.33
kr750

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Nauru
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $8.03
kr1,132
Monthly public transit pass ?? $77.40
kr10,905
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $29,836.83
kr4,204,009

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Nauru
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $62.40
kr8,793
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,437.14
kr202,493
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $1,215.63
kr171,282

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Nauru
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $259.34
kr36,542
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,750.10
kr387,489

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Nauru
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $8.52
kr1,201
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $4.15
kr585
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $10.64
kr1,498

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Nauru
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $118.08
kr16,637
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $50.39
kr7,100
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $151.12
kr21,292

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