Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 52.7% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.22
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.44
|
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.51
|
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.14
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.16
|
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.37
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.14
|
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.54
|
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.38
|
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.43
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.97
|
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,873.04
|
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 97.8% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$842.81
|
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$737.46
|
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$109.57
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,528.44
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
|
pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.54
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.85
|
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.61
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.90
|
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.27
|
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
|
pay 77.5% more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.21
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$131.69
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$152.76
|
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
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