Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 5.1 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 52.0% more for restaurants
Tonga
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
|
pay 72.9% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
?? | |
pay 54.5% less for housing
Tonga
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
|
pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
|
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