Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 4.3 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.450
|
$19.51
ISK2,647
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND12.960
|
$16.45
ISK2,231
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.820
|
$2.70
ISK367
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.810
|
$1.95
ISK265
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.470
|
$3.16
ISK428
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.360
|
$6.72
ISK911
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.400
|
$6.27
ISK851
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.350
|
$6.03
ISK818
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.200
|
$7.60
ISK1,031
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.260
|
$1.13
ISK153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.760
|
$1.01
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.380
|
$1.15
ISK157
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$1.71
ISK232
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.830
|
$1.13
ISK153
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.710
|
$0.68
ISK92
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.340
|
$8.42
ISK1,142
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND29.850
|
$68.29
ISK9,265
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND106,939.670
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,387,695
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND8.930
|
$23.23
ISK3,151
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND54.690
|
$74.47
ISK10,103
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND641.220
|
$1,518.94
ISK206,059
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND448.810
|
$1,325.48
ISK179,814
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND102.310
|
$66.99
ISK9,088
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND249.110
|
$254.97
ISK34,589
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,172.860
|
$5,993.83
ISK813,122
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.760
|
$9.37
ISK1,272
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.300
|
$4.61
ISK626
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND9.960
|
$11.22
ISK1,522
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND82.050
|
$60.00
ISK8,140
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND12.850
|
$13.94
ISK1,891
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND109.960
|
$108.23
ISK14,683
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND156.120
|
$59.73
ISK8,103
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND257.480
|
$146.94
ISK19,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND198.270
|
$169.24
ISK22,959
|
|
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