Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Germany instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK119.77
|
$13.72
€12.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK109.79
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.47
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.15
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Germany
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.14
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.10
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.47
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.56
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.04
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.42
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.13
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK9.94
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.40
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.61
€50.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK292,868.68
|
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 23.9% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Germany
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK423.36
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,354.16
|
$800.45
€736.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,142.94
|
$616.33
€566.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK651.95
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$434.24
€399.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,431.58
|
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK38.90
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.32
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK64.75
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK386.01
|
$35.42
€32.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK109.58
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
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pay 33.4% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK946.34
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK348.65
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK946.34
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,394.61
|
$120.25
€110.60
|
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