Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 7.4% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.08
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$7.53
€7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.73
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.71
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.89
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.03
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.93
|
$5.98
€5.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.87
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.52
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.95
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.04
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.32
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.14
€41.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr300,034.43
|
$25,507.23
€23,846.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.75
€19.40
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr408.21
|
$41.07
€38.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,803.50
|
$765.75
€715.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,612.89
|
$572.23
€534.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr978.62
|
$124.02
€115.94
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,551.31
|
$327.88
€306.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,604.56
|
$6,992.32
€6,537.02
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.55
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.33
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr392.90
|
$52.35
€48.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.05
|
$9.01
€8.43
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr952.49
|
$79.61
€74.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr331.67
|
$40.36
€37.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,003.52
|
$88.12
€82.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$104.36
€97.56
|
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