Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Faroe Islands
  3. United States
  4. Pennsylvania
  5. Comparison
DKK
COMPARED TO
USD

Pennsylvania is 67.6% more expensive than Faroe Islands.

If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
local_dining

pay 41.3% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $32.48
kr211.88
$14.17 -56.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $15.05
kr98.19
$7.53 -50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.59
kr23.43
$1.97 -45.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.74
kr11.37
$1.51 -13.6%
Average -41.3%
Faroe Islands vs. Pennsylvania - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 10.5% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $4.36
kr28.42
$2.58 -40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.92
kr51.68
$5.53 -30.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.90
kr44.99
$3.79 -45.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.96
kr25.84
$2.16 -45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.31
kr28.13
$4.00 -7.1%
Apples (1 lb) $1.80
kr11.72
$2.20 +22.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.80
kr11.72
$0.67 -62.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.80
kr11.72
$2.45 +36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.87
kr18.75
$2.08 -27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.36
kr2.34
$1.53 +325.0%
Onions (1 lb) $1.80
kr11.72
$1.64 -8.5%
Average +10.5%
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drive_eta

pay 61.4% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.95
kr38.80
$2.63 -55.7%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $77.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $40,482.49
kr264,070.14
$22,567.68 -44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $110.91
kr723.48
$17.46 -84.3%
Average -61.4%
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home

pay 8.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $62.27
kr406.18
$71.65 +15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,029.89
kr6,718.03
$1,037.78 +0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $792.22
kr5,167.71
$859.99 +8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $363.49
kr2,371.07
$148.69 -59.1%
Average -8.7%
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child_care

pay 7.4 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $237.67
kr1,550.31
$892.95 +275.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,179.32
kr7,692.80
$13,013.17 +1003.4%
Average +639.5%
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gamepad

pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.75
kr31.01
$3.81 -19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
kr22.74
$3.96 +13.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.51
kr62.01
$8.00 -15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $59.05
kr385.17
$32.70 -44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $17.43
kr113.69
$11.51 -33.9%
Average -20.1%
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store

pay 45.5% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $79.22
kr516.77
$42.46 -46.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.46
kr361.74
$35.80 -35.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $132.04
kr861.29
$77.71 -41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $232.38
kr1,515.86
$94.98 -59.1%
Average -45.5%
Faroe Islands vs. Pennsylvania - Cost of clothing
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