Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 2.7 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
$21.96
kr153.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
$3.40
kr23.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$707.95
|
$2.68
kr18.79
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
$7.32
kr51.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
$7.02
kr49.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
$2.66
kr18.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$611.98
|
$1.33
kr9.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$528.95
|
$1.43
kr10.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$415.28
|
$1.66
kr11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$534.15
|
$1.73
kr12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$273.38
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$323.42
|
$2.32
kr16.27
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
$6.79
kr47.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
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pay 3.7 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
|
pay 68.7% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
$5.67
kr39.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
$56.36
kr394.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
$14.64
kr102.51
|
|
pay 71.6% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
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