Cost of living comparison

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Faroe Islands vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary

Faroe Islands is 31.9% more expensive than Malta overall.

Restaurants
pay 31.7% more in Faroe Islands
Groceries
pay 95.1% more in Faroe Islands
Transportation
pay 3.5% more in Faroe Islands
Housing
pay 3.0% more in Faroe Islands
Childcare
pay 52.9% more in Faroe Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.9% more in Faroe Islands
Clothing
pay 77.3% more in Faroe Islands

The cost of groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Faroe Islands are more expensive than in Malta. Notably, groceries and clothing are significantly more expensive in Faroe Islands.

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Faroe Islands vs. Malta Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.7% more for restaurants

 
Malta
Faroe Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.59
€15.71
$18.71
DKK125.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.93
€10.66
$19.96
DKK133.67
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.30
€2.05
$3.12
DKK20.90
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pay 95.1% more for groceries

 
Malta
Faroe Islands
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.27
€1.14
$8.07
DKK54.05
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.61
€4.11
$6.92
DKK46.34
Milk (1 gallon) $4.97
€4.44
$9.97
DKK66.80
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pay 3.5% more for transportation

 
Malta
Faroe Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.68
€5.07
$6.59
DKK44.11
Monthly public transit pass $33.91
€30.27
$29.96
DKK200.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,620.29
€27,340.76
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pay 3.0% more for housing

 
Malta
Faroe Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.05
€28.62
$89.88
DKK601.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,159.66
€1,035.46
$1,084.60
DKK7,264.01
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $956.81
€854.34
$894.30
DKK5,989.49
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pay 52.9% more for childcare

 
Malta
Faroe Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $319.34
€285.14
$488.12
DKK3,269.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,947.32
€9,774.83
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pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Malta
Faroe Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.82
€3.41
$9.48
DKK63.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.66
€2.37
$6.45
DKK43.19
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.40
€5.71
$11.24
DKK75.25
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pay 77.3% more for clothing

 
Malta
Faroe Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $72.72
€64.93
$140.41
DKK940.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $49.01
€43.76
$59.92
DKK401.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.91
€85.64
$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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