Iceland vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iceland Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3200
$531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6660
$1273
🏠 One person rent
$1957
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2883
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$907
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.3
$20.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4630
$329
💸 GDP per capita
$86041
$4181
😃 Human freedom index
8.76
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
76.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
39
🌐 English speaking %
98%
8%
🎓 Higher education
81
70
😀 Quality of life
94
50
🏙️ Population
387K
12.3M

The average cost of living in Iceland ($3200) is 502% more expensive than in Tunisia ($531). Iceland ranked 4th vs 184th for Tunisia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Iceland compared to 0.6 months in Tunisia. Ranked 11th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iceland vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Iceland and Tunisia as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Iceland Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$27.8
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.3
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.6
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$5.87
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.21
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2048
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1758
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2583
$275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.83%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7289
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6333
$638
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.04
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.51
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.9
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.7
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.24
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.64
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.2
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.5
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.2
$3.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$139
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$169
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30488
$3283

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iceland

City Cost of living Population
Reykjavik
$3322
139K
Kopavogur
$3219
40K
Hafnarfjorur
$3212
31.5K
Akureyri
$2974
20.1K
Keflavik
$2621
23.3K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$620
603K
Sfax
$495
273K
Sousse
$586
222K
Kairouan
$456
187K
Aryanah
$537
123K
Bizerte
$388
143K
Gafsa
$424
121K
Gabes
$408
116K
La Marsa
$606
93K
Nabeul
$513
84.3K