Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 2.8 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
|
pay 81.7% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
|
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