Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 32.5% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Finland, you would:
pay 61.0% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$21.96
kr153.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$3.40
kr23.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$2.68
kr18.79
|
|
pay 55.8% more for groceries
Finland
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$7.32
kr51.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$7.02
kr49.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$2.66
kr18.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.33
kr9.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.43
kr10.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.66
kr11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.73
kr12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$2.32
kr16.27
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
Finland
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$6.79
kr47.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
?? | |
pay 65.4% more for housing
Finland
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
Finland
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$5.67
kr39.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$56.36
kr394.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$14.64
kr102.51
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
Finland
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
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