Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 61.8% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 61.9% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 76.0% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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