Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 4.8% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 57.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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