Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 79.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
pay 89.3% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
?? | |
pay 40.2% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
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