Iceland vs. Tuvalu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Tuvalu, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $26.52
ISK3,261
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $21.32
ISK2,621
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $3.11
ISK382

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Bread
1 loaf
?? $3.80
ISK468
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $9.44
ISK1,160
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $7.78
ISK956

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $9.65
ISK1,187
Monthly public transit pass ?? $79.56
ISK9,783
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $49,144.25
ISK6M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $95.65
ISK11,761
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $2,289.17
ISK281K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $1,830.04
ISK225K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $334.67
ISK41,150
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $30,711.08
ISK4M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $11.14
ISK1,370
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $5.62
ISK692
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $13.90
ISK1,709

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tuvalu
Iceland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $130.91
ISK16,096
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $61.83
ISK7,602
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $163.81
ISK20,142

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