Cost of living comparison
Japan is 40.1% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Japan instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Japan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Japan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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