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Faroe Islands vs. Israel Cost of Living Summary

Faroe Islands is 14.5% cheaper than Israel overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.2% less in Faroe Islands
Groceries
pay 56.6% more in Faroe Islands
Transportation
pay 48.9% less in Faroe Islands
Housing
pay 26.0% less in Faroe Islands
Childcare
pay 61.2% less in Faroe Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3% less in Faroe Islands
Clothing
pay 32.0% more in Faroe Islands

The cost of groceries and clothing in Faroe Islands are more expensive than in Israel. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Faroe Islands.

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Faroe Islands vs. Israel Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Israel, you would:

pay 10.2% less for restaurants

 
Israel
Faroe Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $23.87
₪75.05
$18.71
DKK125.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $18.77
₪59.02
$19.96
DKK133.67
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.33
₪10.47
$3.12
DKK20.90
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pay 56.6% more for groceries

 
Israel
Faroe Islands
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.02
₪9.51
$8.07
DKK54.05
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.49
₪26.71
$6.92
DKK46.34
Milk (1 gallon) $9.09
₪28.57
$9.97
DKK66.80
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pay 48.9% less for transportation

 
Israel
Faroe Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.73
₪30.61
$6.59
DKK44.11
Monthly public transit pass $86.98
₪273.50
$29.96
DKK200.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $56,575.39
₪178K
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pay 26.0% less for housing

 
Israel
Faroe Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $42.16
₪132.56
$89.88
DKK601.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,456.98
₪4,581.57
$1,084.60
DKK7,264.01
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,143.34
₪3,595.29
$894.30
DKK5,989.49
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pay 61.2% less for childcare

 
Israel
Faroe Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,259.48
₪3,960.50
$488.12
DKK3,269.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,132.54
₪82,175.33
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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Israel
Faroe Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.32
₪29.29
$9.48
DKK63.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.84
₪15.22
$6.45
DKK43.19
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $13.45
₪42.29
$11.24
DKK75.25
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pay 32.0% more for clothing

 
Israel
Faroe Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $83.52
₪262.63
$140.41
DKK940.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $65.14
₪204.85
$59.92
DKK401.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $134.03
₪421.47
$166.66
DKK1,116.19
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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