Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 88.4% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.36
|
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.61
|
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.08
|
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.58
|
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.61
|
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.59
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.90
|
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
?? | |
pay 57.1% more for housing
Brunei
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND669.32
|
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND752.47
|
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND336.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
|
pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.11
|
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.31
|
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.53
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
pay 60.9% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.20
|
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
|
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