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Faroe Islands vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Faroe Islands is 76.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Faroe Islands
Groceries: pay 58.4% more in Faroe Islands
Transportation: pay 54.1% more in Faroe Islands
Housing: pay 83.8% more in Faroe Islands
Childcare: pay 30.9% more in Faroe Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Faroe Islands
Clothing: pay 86.3% more in Faroe Islands

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

Faroe Islands vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Faroe Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$24.88 DKK158.72	+129.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$20.13 DKK128.41	+128.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$3.21 DKK20.49	+85.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$2.66 DKK16.97	+104.0%
Average			+111.7%

Mexico City vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Faroe Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$7.99 DKK50.99	+204.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$6.13 DKK39.10	+21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$10.29 DKK65.68	+57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$5.83 DKK37.21	+123.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$6.39 DKK40.76	+67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.06 DKK6.79	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$1.28 DKK8.15	+59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.42 DKK9.06	+45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$0.85 DKK5.43	-6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$1.28 DKK8.15	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$1.56 DKK9.96	+57.1%
Average			+58.4%

Mexico City vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Faroe Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$7.92 DKK50.52	+54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	??
Average			+54.1%

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pay 83.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Faroe Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$70.42 DKK449.31	+127.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$898.43 DKK5,732.07	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$1,017.24 DKK6,490.10	+50.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$102.42 DKK653.47	+174.1%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 30.9% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Faroe Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$563.40 DKK3,594.52	+30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	??
Average			+30.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Faroe Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$9.39 DKK59.91	+188.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$7.09 DKK45.23	+85.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$10.95 DKK69.89	+152.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$40.90 DKK260.94	-30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$16.43 DKK104.84	+152.3%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 86.3% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Faroe Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$153.84 DKK981.50	+152.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$62.60 DKK399.39	+30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$169.54 DKK1,081.68	+60.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$224.31 DKK1,431.15	+102.2%
Average			+86.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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