Cost of living comparison
Benin is 27.7% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Benin instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 79.7% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$0.52
F CFA318
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.33
F CFA815
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.66
F CFA404
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
pay 85.5% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
|
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