Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.5 times more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Jersey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.76
|
$49.68
£40.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.83
|
$2.54
£2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.79
|
$1.74
£1.41
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
$2.12
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.25
|
$4.40
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.15
|
$6.78
£5.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
$4.61
£3.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.60
|
$4.27
£3.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.00
|
$1.13
£0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.09
|
$1.61
£1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.53
|
$6.86
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.59
£52.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
$28,940.94
£23,397.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.31
£28.55
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
$59.54
£48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
$1,792.17
£1,448.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
$1,632.47
£1,319.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
$145.06
£117.27
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
$1,971.83
£1,594.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
$18,449.33
£14,915.78
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$7.14
£5.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.72
|
$4.35
£3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
$12.82
£10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr394.65
|
$76.60
£61.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.51
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Jersey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
$95.82
£77.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
$51.82
£41.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
$102.17
£82.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$116.23
£93.96
|
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