Cost of living comparison
Texas is 15.0% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Texas instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.84
DKK161.01
|
$17.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.35
DKK136.44
|
$9.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
DKK21.25
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK17.23
|
$1.88
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.20
DKK50.79
|
$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
DKK39.66
|
$6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
DKK56.53
|
$3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
DKK33.71
|
$3.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
DKK41.37
|
$5.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
DKK6.89
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.27
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.19
|
$1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.52
|
$1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.27
|
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK10.11
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 59.7% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
DKK51.27
|
$2.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,552.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.17
|
|
pay 56.2% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.08
DKK430.67
|
$72.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$785.35
DKK5,537.13
|
$1,374.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$790.49
DKK5,573.36
|
$1,217.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.06
DKK663.20
|
$166.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,230.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$19,254.84
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK60.80
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.11
DKK43.07
|
$5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.06
DKK70.93
|
$8.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.02
DKK352.64
|
$38.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.09
DKK106.40
|
$12.81
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$141.28
DKK996.11
|
$51.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.30
DKK354.67
|
$38.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.12
DKK1,030.23
|
$87.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.22
DKK1,418.67
|
$120.01
|
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