Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 14.3% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
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