Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 5.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 8.3 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN150
|
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN294
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN137
|
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN164
|
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN119
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN278
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,056
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN601,751
|
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN835
|
?? | |
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,975
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,954
|
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,251
|
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,990
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,542
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,943
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN333
|
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN130
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN792
|
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN225
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,042
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,585
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,583
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN2,001
|
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
|
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