Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 23.6% more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
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pay 15.3% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
|
pay 94.0% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Faroe Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
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