Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 2.4 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 55.4% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$17.45
DKK119.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$16.00
DKK109.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$2.98
DKK20.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$2.79
DKK19.15
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Liberia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$7.30
DKK50.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$5.70
DKK39.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$7.50
DKK51.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$4.02
DKK27.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$1.32
DKK9.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.79
DKK5.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$1.45
DKK9.94
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$7.34
DKK50.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$42,670.46
DKK292,915.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$61.68
DKK423.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$780.09
DKK5,355.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$895.02
DKK6,143.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$94.99
DKK652.06
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Liberia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,432.77
|
|
pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$5.67
DKK38.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$5.00
DKK34.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$9.43
DKK64.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$56.24
DKK386.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$50.80
DKK348.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$203.19
DKK1,394.84
|
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