Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 8.0 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 47.9% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.94
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.91
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.65
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.80
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.21
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.96
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.41
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.32
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.32
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,957.08
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.99
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
Tonga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.08
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.65
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 36.7 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.20
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.39
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.98
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.98
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.93
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.97
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.92
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.85
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.79
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
|
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