Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 9.0% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Faroe Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.73
|
$17.45
DKK119.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.30
|
$16.00
DKK109.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$2.98
DKK20.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$2.79
DKK19.15
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.65
|
$7.30
DKK50.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$5.70
DKK39.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.12
|
$7.50
DKK51.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$4.02
DKK27.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.32
DKK9.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.79
DKK5.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.45
DKK9.94
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Netherlands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.25
|
$7.34
DKK50.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,660.30
|
$42,670.46
DKK292,915.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.16
|
?? | |
pay 14.7% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.72
|
$61.68
DKK423.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,136.69
|
$780.09
DKK5,355.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€942.94
|
$895.02
DKK6,143.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.32
|
$94.99
DKK652.06
|
|
pay 86.6% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,583.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,426.10
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,432.77
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.01
|
$5.67
DKK38.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.23
|
$5.00
DKK34.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$9.43
DKK64.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.85
|
$56.24
DKK386.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.48
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
pay 60.8% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.00
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.43
|
$50.80
DKK348.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.58
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.00
|
$203.19
DKK1,394.84
|
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