Cost of living comparison
Spain is 57.2% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Spain instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK121.49
|
$13.31
€12.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK111.36
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.77
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.42
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.86
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.66
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK52.21
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.96
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.87
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.25
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.17
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.50
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.25
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK10.08
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK51.12
|
$6.53
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.45
€33.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK297,067.45
|
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.39
€13.42
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK429.43
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,430.92
|
$828.43
€772.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,231.01
|
$665.31
€620.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK661.30
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.14
€355.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,538.12
|
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK39.45
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.81
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK65.68
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK391.54
|
$43.03
€40.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK111.15
|
$8.46
€7.90
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK959.91
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK353.65
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK959.91
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,414.61
|
$91.97
€85.79
|
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