Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 4.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$21.96
DKK152.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$3.40
DKK23.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$2.68
DKK18.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Somalia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$4.00
DKK27.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$7.32
DKK50.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$7.02
DKK48.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$3.86
DKK26.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.66
DKK18.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$6.79
DKK47.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$43,041.61
DKK298,063.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
?? | |
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$58.56
DKK405.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$976.00
DKK6,758.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$805.20
DKK5,576.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$140.39
DKK972.19
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$366.00
DKK2,534.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,554.60
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$5.67
DKK39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$9.52
DKK65.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$56.36
DKK390.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$14.64
DKK101.38
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$136.64
DKK946.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$47.58
DKK329.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$143.96
DKK996.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
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