Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 61.8% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 80.3% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.08
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.73
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.71
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.89
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.03
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.93
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.87
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.52
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.95
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.04
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 61.9% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.32
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr300,034.43
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr408.21
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,803.50
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,612.89
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr978.62
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,551.31
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,604.56
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.55
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.33
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr392.90
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.05
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 76.0% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Somalia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr952.49
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr331.67
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,003.52
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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