Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 56.6% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$21.96
kr151.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.93
|
$19.03
kr131.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$3.40
kr23.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$2.68
kr18.52
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
$4.00
kr27.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.33
|
$7.32
kr50.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$7.02
kr48.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.96
|
$3.86
kr26.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$2.66
kr18.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.33
kr9.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.43
kr9.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.66
kr11.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.73
kr11.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$2.32
kr16.04
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.49
|
$6.79
kr46.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.65
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,490.88
|
$43,041.61
kr297,025.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.11
|
?? | |
pay 31.0% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€37.82
|
$58.56
kr404.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€705.22
|
$976.00
kr6,735.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€527.00
|
$805.20
kr5,556.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€114.22
|
$140.39
kr968.81
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€301.96
|
$366.00
kr2,525.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,439.58
|
$1,090.92
kr7,528.31
|
|
pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.10
|
$8.78
kr60.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.14
|
$5.67
kr39.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.48
|
$9.52
kr65.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.21
|
$56.36
kr388.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.30
|
$14.64
kr101.03
|
|
pay 62.3% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.32
|
$136.64
kr942.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.17
|
$47.58
kr328.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.15
|
$143.96
kr993.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.11
|
$204.96
kr1,414.41
|
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