Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 41.3% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 81.8% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 99.3% more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Moldova
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
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