Cost of living comparison

Faroe Islands

compared to

Luxembourg

Luxembourg vs. Faroe Islands Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 14.1% more expensive than Faroe Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% more in Luxembourg
Groceries: pay 35.0% less in Luxembourg
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Luxembourg
Housing: pay 67.2% more in Luxembourg
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Luxembourg
Clothing: pay 31.2% less in Luxembourg

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Luxembourg are more expensive than in Faroe Islands. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Luxembourg. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Luxembourg.

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Luxembourg vs. Faroe Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

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pay 6.6% more for restaurants

	Faroe Islands	Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.71 DKK125.29	$24.07 €21.50	+28.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$19.96 DKK133.67	$14.74 €13.16	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 DKK20.90	$3.51 €3.13	+12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.37 DKK15.89	$3.70 €3.30	+56.0%
Average			+6.6%

Faroe Islands vs. Luxembourg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.0% less for groceries

	Faroe Islands	Luxembourg
Bread 1 loaf	$8.07 DKK54.05	$3.03 €2.71	-62.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.92 DKK46.34	$11.44 €10.21	+65.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.97 DKK66.80	$6.11 €5.45	-38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.35 DKK42.54	$4.63 €4.13	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.46 DKK43.23	$6.75 €6.03	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.83 DKK12.29	$1.40 €1.25	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.51 DKK16.84	$0.98 €0.88	-60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.72 DKK18.20	$1.40 €1.25	-48.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34 DKK15.70	$1.49 €1.33	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 DKK11.07	$1.07 €0.96	-35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.08 DKK13.96	$0.99 €0.89	-52.4%
Average			-35.0%

Faroe Islands vs. Luxembourg - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Faroe Islands	Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DKK44.11	$6.95 €6.21	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.96 DKK200.66	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,844.69 €26,648.23
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$37.70 €33.66
Average			+5.5%

Faroe Islands vs. Luxembourg - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.2% more for housing

	Faroe Islands	Luxembourg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.88 DKK601.99	$61.85 €55.23	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,084.60 DKK7,264.01	$1,782.77 €1,591.83	+64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$894.30 DKK5,989.49	$1,528.50 €1,364.79	+70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.04 DKK656.64	$217.74 €194.42	+122.1%
Average			+67.2%

Faroe Islands vs. Luxembourg - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Faroe Islands	Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$488.12 DKK3,269.14	$1,735.43 €1,549.56	+255.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$18,283.04 €16,324.87
Average			+255.5%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Faroe Islands	Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.48 DKK63.52	$6.63 €5.92	-30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.45 DKK43.19	$4.54 €4.05	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.24 DKK75.25	$6.82 €6.09	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.13 DKK369.22	$53.12 €47.43	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.10 DKK107.86	$17.92 €16.00	+11.2%
Average			-16.0%

Faroe Islands vs. Luxembourg - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

	Faroe Islands	Luxembourg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$140.41 DKK940.36	$100.00 €89.29	-28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.92 DKK401.33	$46.93 €41.90	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.66 DKK1,116.19	$116.33 €103.87	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$244.68 DKK1,638.75	$140.91 €125.82	-42.4%
Average			-31.2%

Faroe Islands vs. Luxembourg - Cost of clothing

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