Cost of living comparison
Tennessee is 73.4% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Tennessee
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.94
|
$16.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr133.42
|
$8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.86
|
$1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.82
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr28.05
|
$2.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.31
|
$5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr49.21
|
$3.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr27.03
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.62
|
$5.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.31
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr10.01
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.64
|
$1.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.10
|
$1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.29
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.59
|
$3.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr301,730.27
|
$24,913.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.36
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr410.52
|
$71.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,841.96
|
$1,221.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,644.61
|
$963.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr984.16
|
$139.63
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,565.73
|
$815.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,647.54
|
$14,364.48
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.58
|
$4.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.77
|
$4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.71
|
$6.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr395.12
|
$34.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.63
|
$11.11
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr957.87
|
$42.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr333.55
|
$36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,009.19
|
$82.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,436.81
|
$126.92
|
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