Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 41.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$17.45
DKK119.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$16.00
DKK109.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$2.98
DKK20.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$2.79
DKK19.15
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$7.30
DKK50.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.70
DKK39.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$7.50
DKK51.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$4.02
DKK27.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$1.32
DKK9.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.79
DKK5.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$1.45
DKK9.94
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$7.34
DKK50.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,670.46
DKK292,915.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
?? | |
pay 8.6% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$61.68
DKK423.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$780.09
DKK5,355.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$895.02
DKK6,143.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$94.99
DKK652.06
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,432.77
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$5.67
DKK38.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$5.00
DKK34.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.43
DKK64.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$56.24
DKK386.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$50.80
DKK348.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$203.19
DKK1,394.84
|
|
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