Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 4.5 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
DZD317.91
|
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
DZD464.49
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD67.00
|
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
DZD29.27
|
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for groceries
Algeria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
DZD18.45
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.82
DZD513.36
|
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DZD435.90
|
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DZD227.35
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DZD298.81
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
DZD188.59
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DZD182.11
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
DZD98.36
|
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
DZD41.10
|
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
DZD29.88
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.45
|
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.23
DZD164.66
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.54
DZD1,953.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,484.82
DZD4,232,076.32
|
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.78
DZD508.17
|
?? | |
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Algeria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.66
DZD2,643.24
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.86
DZD21,621.84
|
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.85
DZD13,287.56
|
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.99
DZD4,703.71
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
Algeria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.75
DZD8,568.52
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,483.44
DZD333,815.74
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
DZD205.16
|
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.66
DZD88.42
|
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
DZD343.57
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.16
DZD2,441.26
|
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
DZD584.70
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Algeria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.32
DZD5,015.99
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.91
DZD5,633.27
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.31
DZD10,257.33
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.35
DZD9,993.26
|
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
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