Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.3 times more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
|
pay 16.1 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
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