Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 94.3% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Slovakia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.07
|
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.63
|
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.41
|
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.15
|
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,875.19
|
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.60
|
?? | |
pay 86.7% more for housing
Slovakia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.21
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€488.45
|
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€399.84
|
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€143.01
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€341.30
|
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,052.74
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.67
|
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Slovakia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.60
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.38
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.54
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€81.48
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
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