Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 45.6% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
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