Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 2.3% more expensive than Jersey.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
Jersey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Jersey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
Jersey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
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pay 25.3% less for housing
Jersey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Jersey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
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