Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 4.0 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 7.6 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
$21.96
DKK152.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
$3.40
DKK23.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
$2.68
DKK18.59
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
$4.00
DKK27.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
$7.32
DKK50.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
$7.02
DKK48.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
$3.86
DKK26.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
$2.66
DKK18.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
pay 40.9% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
$6.79
DKK47.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
$43,041.61
DKK298,063.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
?? | |
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
$58.56
DKK405.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
$976.00
DKK6,758.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
$805.20
DKK5,576.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
$140.39
DKK972.19
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
$366.00
DKK2,534.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,554.60
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
$5.67
DKK39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
$9.52
DKK65.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
$56.36
DKK390.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
$14.64
DKK101.38
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
$136.64
DKK946.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
$47.58
DKK329.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
$143.96
DKK996.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
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