Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.6 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
TND9.310
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.930
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.170
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.960
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.600
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.450
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.490
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.590
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.290
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.940
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.530
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND124,075.470
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.200
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.460
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND742.450
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND572.380
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND127.340
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 81.8% more for childcare
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND300.460
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,473.530
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.170
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.590
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND90.440
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 91.1% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND142.380
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND151.130
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND308.120
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND226.920
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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