Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 29.8% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
Belgium
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.29
|
$21.96
kr153.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$19.03
kr133.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$3.40
kr23.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.68
kr18.82
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$4.00
kr28.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.29
|
$7.32
kr51.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$7.02
kr49.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$3.86
kr27.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$2.66
kr18.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.33
kr9.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.43
kr10.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.66
kr11.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.73
kr12.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$2.32
kr16.29
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
Belgium
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$6.79
kr47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.82
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
$43,041.61
kr301,730.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.35
|
?? | |
pay 11.4% more for housing
Belgium
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
$58.56
kr410.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.57
|
$976.00
kr6,841.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.77
|
$805.20
kr5,644.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
$140.39
kr984.16
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.34
|
$366.00
kr2,565.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
$1,090.92
kr7,647.54
|
|
pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$8.78
kr61.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$5.67
kr39.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
$9.52
kr66.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.81
|
$56.36
kr395.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.68
|
$14.64
kr102.63
|
|
pay 53.5% more for clothing
Belgium
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
$136.64
kr957.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
$47.58
kr333.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
$143.96
kr1,009.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€112.01
|
$204.96
kr1,436.81
|
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