Cost of living comparison
Italy is 91.4% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Italy instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK120.14
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK110.12
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.54
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.20
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.29
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.22
|
$6.81
€6.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.63
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.64
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.16
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.06
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.44
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.16
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK9.97
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.55
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.24
€35.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK293,756.22
|
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.55
€17.98
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK424.65
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,370.39
|
$660.64
€607.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,161.55
|
$504.89
€464.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK653.93
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$519.28
€477.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,454.10
|
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK39.01
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.43
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK64.95
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK387.18
|
$52.41
€48.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK109.91
|
$9.51
€8.75
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK949.21
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK349.71
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK949.21
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,398.84
|
$115.51
€106.22
|
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