Cost of living comparison
France is 53.6% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in France instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr151.54
|
$16.13
€14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr131.34
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.49
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.52
|
$1.88
€1.74
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.61
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr50.51
|
$8.33
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.44
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.60
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.33
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.17
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.85
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.46
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr11.91
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.04
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr46.85
|
$7.84
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.45
€48.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr297,025.82
|
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.05
€16.62
|
|
pay 24.3% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr404.12
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,735.28
|
$760.64
€700.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,556.61
|
$610.71
€562.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr968.81
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,525.73
|
$674.24
€620.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,528.31
|
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr60.62
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.15
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr65.67
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr388.96
|
$37.98
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr101.03
|
$11.22
€10.33
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr942.94
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr328.34
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr993.45
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,414.41
|
$122.71
€113.01
|
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