Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 93.6% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.96
|
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.32
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.67
|
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.74
|
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.31
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$250.52
|
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$362.50
|
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.52
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.50
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.56
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.88
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.19
|
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.35
|
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.26
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.89
|
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.16
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,231.80
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,039,388.19
|
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$292.22
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$650.88
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,516.69
|
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,817.62
|
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,013.90
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,666.52
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$463,317.32
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.75
|
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$87.01
|
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.95
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,107.77
|
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$296.84
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
pay 91.8% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,212.48
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$936.83
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,518.64
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,120.08
|
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
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