Cost of living comparison
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Puerto Rico vs. Faroe Islands Cost of Living Summary
Puerto Rico is 18.9% cheaper than Faroe Islands overall.
Puerto Rico vs. Faroe Islands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
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Faroe Islands
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.71
DKK125.29
|
$16.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.96
DKK133.67
|
$9.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
DKK20.90
|
$1.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
DKK15.89
|
$1.35
|
|
Faroe Islands vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Faroe Islands
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$8.07
DKK54.05
|
$3.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
DKK46.34
|
$5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
DKK66.80
|
$7.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.35
DKK42.54
|
$6.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
DKK43.23
|
$3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.29
|
$2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.51
DKK16.84
|
$1.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.72
DKK18.20
|
$1.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.34
DKK15.70
|
$2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.07
|
$1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.08
DKK13.96
|
$1.54
|
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Faroe Islands vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries
pay 16.8% less for transportation
|
Faroe Islands
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
DKK44.11
|
$4.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.96
DKK200.66
|
$37.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,571.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.50
|
|
Faroe Islands vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$89.88
DKK601.99
|
$66.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.60
DKK7,264.01
|
$1,098.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$894.30
DKK5,989.49
|
$722.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.04
DKK656.64
|
$228.66
|
|
Faroe Islands vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing
pay 43.6% more for childcare
|
Faroe Islands
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
DKK3,269.14
|
$700.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,819.51
|
|
Faroe Islands vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of childcare
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Faroe Islands
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.48
DKK63.52
|
$2.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.45
DKK43.19
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.24
DKK75.25
|
$11.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.13
DKK369.22
|
$29.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.10
DKK107.86
|
$9.50
|
|
Faroe Islands vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 48.3% less for clothing
|
Faroe Islands
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$140.41
DKK940.36
|
$52.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.92
DKK401.33
|
$47.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$166.66
DKK1,116.19
|
$96.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$244.68
DKK1,638.75
|
$101.25
|
|
Faroe Islands vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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