Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 72.5% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
?? | |
pay 40.9% more for housing
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
|
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