Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.7 times more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Austria instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK121.49
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK111.36
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.77
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.42
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Austria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.86
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.66
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK52.21
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.96
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.87
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.25
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.17
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.50
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.25
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK10.08
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK51.12
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK297,067.45
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 32.3% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK429.43
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,430.92
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,231.01
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK661.30
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,538.12
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK39.45
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.81
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK65.68
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK391.54
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK111.15
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK959.91
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK353.65
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK959.91
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,414.61
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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