Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 3.7% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.76
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.83
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.79
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.25
|
$5.43
€5.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.15
|
$3.30
€3.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.60
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.00
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.09
|
$1.52
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.53
|
$6.62
€6.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.13
€21.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
$20,325.40
€19,062.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.42
€10.71
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
$20.68
€19.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
$525.97
€493.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
$430.57
€403.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
$154.00
€144.43
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
$367.52
€344.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
$7,594.62
€7,122.73
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.72
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr394.65
|
$36.25
€34.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.51
|
$7.09
€6.65
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
$56.64
€53.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
$32.72
€30.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
$68.42
€64.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$87.74
€82.29
|
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