Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 97.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Romania, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Romania
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON38.89
|
$17.45
DKK119.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.23
|
$16.00
DKK109.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.90
|
$2.98
DKK20.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.51
|
$2.79
DKK19.15
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON4.97
|
$7.30
DKK50.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.22
|
$5.70
DKK39.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.49
|
$7.50
DKK51.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.63
|
$4.02
DKK27.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.51
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.16
|
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.07
|
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.92
|
$1.32
DKK9.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.85
|
$0.79
DKK5.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.72
|
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.90
|
$1.45
DKK9.94
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
Romania
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON25.99
|
$7.34
DKK50.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON90.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON115,816.89
|
$42,670.46
DKK292,915.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.66
|
?? | |
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Romania
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.30
|
$61.68
DKK423.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,695.30
|
$780.09
DKK5,355.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,206.56
|
$895.02
DKK6,143.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON464.94
|
$94.99
DKK652.06
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Romania
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,664.01
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,259.58
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,432.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.23
|
$5.67
DKK38.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.92
|
$5.00
DKK34.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.16
|
$9.43
DKK64.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON171.93
|
$56.24
DKK386.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.11
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Romania
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON272.48
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON157.42
|
$50.80
DKK348.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON319.01
|
$137.88
DKK946.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON369.65
|
$203.19
DKK1,394.84
|
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