Cost of living comparison
Poland is 24.8% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Poland instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr151.54
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr131.34
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.49
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.52
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.61
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr50.51
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.44
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.60
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.33
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.17
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.85
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.46
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr11.91
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.04
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr46.85
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr297,025.82
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr404.12
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,735.28
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,556.61
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr968.81
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,525.73
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,528.31
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr60.62
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.15
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr65.67
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr388.96
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr101.03
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr942.94
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr328.34
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr993.45
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,414.41
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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