Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 43.7% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 83.8% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK121.49
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK111.36
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.77
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.42
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.86
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.66
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK52.21
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.96
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.87
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.25
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.17
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.50
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.25
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK10.08
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK51.12
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK297,067.45
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 82.5% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK429.43
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,430.92
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,231.01
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK661.30
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,538.12
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK39.45
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.81
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK65.68
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK391.54
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK111.15
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 59.6% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK959.91
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK353.65
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK959.91
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,414.61
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
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