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
DKK119.77
|
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK109.79
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.47
|
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.15
|
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.14
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.10
|
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.47
|
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.56
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.04
|
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.42
|
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK9.94
|
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.40
|
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK292,868.68
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
|
pay 82.5% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK423.36
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,354.16
|
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,142.94
|
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK651.95
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,431.58
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
|
pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK38.90
|
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.32
|
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK64.75
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK386.01
|
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK109.58
|
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
|
pay 59.6% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK946.34
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK348.65
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK946.34
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,394.61
|
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
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