Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 2.4 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$21.96
DKK152.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$3.40
DKK23.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$2.68
DKK18.59
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$4.00
DKK27.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$7.32
DKK50.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$7.02
DKK48.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$3.86
DKK26.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.66
DKK18.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$6.79
DKK47.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$43,041.61
DKK298,063.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
?? | |
pay 7.8% more for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$58.56
DKK405.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$976.00
DKK6,758.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$805.20
DKK5,576.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$140.39
DKK972.19
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$366.00
DKK2,534.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,554.60
|
|
pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$5.67
DKK39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$9.52
DKK65.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$56.36
DKK390.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$14.64
DKK101.38
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$136.64
DKK946.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$47.58
DKK329.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$143.96
DKK996.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
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