Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 23.8% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 84.7% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
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Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Malaysia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
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