Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 67.7% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 85.8% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.08
|
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.73
|
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.71
|
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.89
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.03
|
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.93
|
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.87
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.52
|
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.95
|
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.04
|
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.32
|
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr300,034.43
|
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
|
pay 84.3% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr408.21
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,803.50
|
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,612.89
|
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr978.62
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,551.31
|
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,604.56
|
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
|
pay 72.6% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.55
|
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.33
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr392.90
|
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.05
|
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
|
pay 78.5% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr952.49
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr331.67
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,003.52
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
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