Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 37.1% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Germany, you would:
pay 53.6% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$21.96
kr153.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$3.40
kr23.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$2.68
kr18.79
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Germany
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$7.32
kr51.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$7.02
kr49.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.66
kr18.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.33
kr9.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$1.43
kr10.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.66
kr11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.73
kr12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$2.32
kr16.27
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Germany
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$6.79
kr47.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
?? | |
pay 22.9% more for housing
Germany
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
|
pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$5.67
kr39.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$56.36
kr394.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$14.64
kr102.51
|
|
pay 58.2% more for clothing
Germany
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
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