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
kr2,434
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$14.27
kr1,947
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$2.32
kr316
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
TND0.930
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$3.42
kr467
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TND15.170
|
$5.98
kr816
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.89
TND5.960
|
$5.33
kr727
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.600
|
$5.66
kr772
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.450
|
$7.09
kr968
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
TND2.490
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
TND3.590
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TND1.290
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TND0.910
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.84
TND8.950
|
$8.03
kr1,096
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.77
TND46.540
|
$77.40
kr10,562
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,376.54
TND124,114.850
|
$29,836.83
kr4,071,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.92
TND9.210
|
$23.97
kr3,271
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.41
TND67.480
|
$62.40
kr8,515
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.62
TND742.690
|
$1,437.14
kr196,112
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.65
TND572.560
|
$1,215.63
kr165,884
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.41
TND127.380
|
$68.63
kr9,365
|
|
pay 81.8% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.35
TND300.550
|
$259.34
kr35,390
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,006.51
TND9,476.530
|
$2,750.10
kr375,278
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
TND5.170
|
$8.52
kr1,163
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.82
TND2.590
|
$4.15
kr567
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.28
TND10.340
|
$10.64
kr1,451
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.70
TND90.470
|
$56.90
kr7,765
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
TND15.510
|
$12.27
kr1,675
|
|
pay 91.1% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
TND142.420
|
$118.08
kr16,113
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.96
TND151.180
|
$50.39
kr6,876
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
TND308.220
|
$151.12
kr20,621
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
TND227.000
|
$175.20
kr23,907
|
|
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