Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 4.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 8.4 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
?? | |
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
Egypt
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
|
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