Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 44.8% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Italy, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$21.96
kr153.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$3.40
kr23.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.68
kr18.79
|
|
pay 60.0% more for groceries
Italy
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$7.32
kr51.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$7.02
kr49.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$2.66
kr18.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.33
kr9.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.43
kr10.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.66
kr11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.73
kr12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$2.32
kr16.27
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
Italy
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$6.79
kr47.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
?? | |
pay 52.0% more for housing
Italy
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Italy
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
|
pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$5.67
kr39.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$56.36
kr394.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$14.64
kr102.51
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Italy
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
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