Cost of living comparison
Poland is 24.8% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Poland instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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