Cost of living comparison
Norway is 13.8% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Norway instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
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