Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.1 times more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK120.85
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK110.77
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.66
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.32
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.59
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.45
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.93
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.81
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.12
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.47
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.21
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK10.03
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK295,492.91
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.95
€27.78
|
|
pay 59.3% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK427.16
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,402.14
|
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,197.98
|
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK657.79
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,498.17
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK39.25
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.63
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK65.33
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK389.47
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
$12.72
€11.80
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK351.78
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK954.82
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,407.11
|
$96.33
€89.37
|
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