Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 3.9 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$21.96
kr153.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
$3.40
kr23.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
$2.68
kr18.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$4.00
kr27.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
$7.32
kr51.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
$7.02
kr48.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
$3.86
kr26.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
$2.66
kr18.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
$1.33
kr9.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
$1.43
kr9.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
$1.66
kr11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
$1.73
kr12.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$2.32
kr16.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
$6.79
kr47.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
$43,041.61
kr300,034.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
$58.56
kr408.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
$976.00
kr6,803.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
$805.20
kr5,612.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
$140.39
kr978.62
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
$366.00
kr2,551.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
$1,090.92
kr7,604.56
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
$8.78
kr61.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
$5.67
kr39.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
$9.52
kr66.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
$56.36
kr392.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
$14.64
kr102.05
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
$136.64
kr952.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
$47.58
kr331.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
$143.96
kr1,003.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
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