Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 25.4% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 59.2% more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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