Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Faroe Islands
  3. Australia
  4. Comparison
DKK
COMPARED TO
AUD

Australia is 85.4% more expensive than Faroe Islands.

If you lived in Australia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
local_dining

pay 26.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $32.48
kr211.88
$15.68
A$20.28
-51.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $15.05
kr98.19
$8.54
A$11.04
-43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.59
kr23.43
$2.44
A$3.15
-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.74
kr11.37
$2.14
A$2.77
+22.9%
Average -26.0%
Faroe Islands vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 11.6% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $4.36
kr28.42
$1.99
A$2.57
-54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.92
kr51.68
$3.95
A$5.10
-50.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.90
kr44.99
$4.77
A$6.16
-30.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.96
kr25.84
$3.47
A$4.49
-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.31
kr28.13
$3.49
A$4.52
-19.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.80
kr11.72
$1.42
A$1.83
-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.80
kr11.72
$1.11
A$1.43
-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.80
kr11.72
$1.25
A$1.62
-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.87
kr18.75
$1.76
A$2.27
-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.36
kr2.34
$1.13
A$1.46
+213.6%
Onions (1 lb) $1.80
kr11.72
$0.97
A$1.26
-45.8%
Average -11.6%
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drive_eta

pay 56.8% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.95
kr38.80
$4.02
A$5.20
-32.4%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $100.86
A$130.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $40,482.49
kr264,070.14
$19,752.66
A$25,544.08
-51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $110.91
kr723.48
$14.63
A$18.92
-86.8%
Average -56.8%
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home

pay 16.5% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $62.27
kr406.18
$54.94
A$71.05
-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,029.89
kr6,718.03
$1,058.57
A$1,368.94
+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $792.22
kr5,167.71
$831.74
A$1,075.60
+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $363.49
kr2,371.07
$138.56
A$179.19
-61.9%
Average -16.5%
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child_care

pay 8.2 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $237.67
kr1,550.31
$1,355.52
A$1,752.96
+470.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,179.32
kr7,692.80
$12,503.04
A$16,168.89
+960.2%
Average +715.2%
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gamepad

pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.75
kr31.01
$5.90
A$7.64
+24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
kr22.74
$3.32
A$4.29
-4.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.51
kr62.01
$22.58
A$29.20
+137.5%
Monthly membership at local gym $59.05
kr385.17
$49.62
A$64.16
-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $17.43
kr113.69
$12.86
A$16.63
-26.2%
Average +22.9%
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store

pay 29.6% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $79.22
kr516.77
$70.05
A$90.59
-11.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.46
kr361.74
$43.47
A$56.22
-21.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $132.04
kr861.29
$97.68
A$126.32
-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $232.38
kr1,515.86
$95.39
A$123.36
-59.0%
Average -29.6%
Faroe Islands vs. Australia - Cost of clothing
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