Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 12.3% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$21.96
DKK152.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.17
|
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.15
|
$3.40
DKK23.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$2.68
DKK18.59
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
$4.00
DKK27.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.71
|
$7.32
DKK50.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.81
|
$7.02
DKK48.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.01
|
$3.86
DKK26.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.59
|
$2.66
DKK18.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.96
|
$6.79
DKK47.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD130.42
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,831.25
|
$43,041.61
DKK298,063.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.23
|
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pay 16.1% less for housing
Singapore
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.21
|
$58.56
DKK405.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,882.49
|
$976.00
DKK6,758.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,286.85
|
$805.20
DKK5,576.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.85
|
$140.39
DKK972.19
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,709.52
|
$366.00
DKK2,534.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,079.28
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,554.60
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.36
|
$5.67
DKK39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.28
|
$9.52
DKK65.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.15
|
$56.36
DKK390.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.77
|
$14.64
DKK101.38
|
|
pay 53.6% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.35
|
$136.64
DKK946.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.39
|
$47.58
DKK329.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.11
|
$143.96
DKK996.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.57
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
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