Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.2 times more expensive than Sousse.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Sousse, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Sousse
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.88
TND8.970
|
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.84
TND11.960
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
TND1.980
|
$2.70
ISK374
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$1.95
ISK270
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Sousse
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
TND0.630
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
TND14.540
|
$6.72
ISK929
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.84
TND5.740
|
$6.27
ISK867
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
TND4.690
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
TND6.680
|
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.960
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
TND3.650
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TND1.470
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.960
|
$1.71
ISK237
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Sousse
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.02
TND9.400
|
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.60
TND29.890
|
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,985.61
TND112,095.160
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.870
|
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Sousse
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.50
TND70.080
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$223.67
TND696.740
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.51
TND462.610
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.90
TND124.300
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Sousse
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.96
TND274.010
|
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,919.23
TND5,978.410
|
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Sousse
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
TND3.990
|
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.85
TND2.660
|
$4.61
ISK638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.960
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.19
TND72.240
|
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.44
TND16.940
|
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Sousse
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.79
TND89.680
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.50
TND225.850
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.96
TND336.290
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.11
TND205.920
|
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
|
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