Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 2.5 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD128.48
|
$17.45
DKK117.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD58.18
|
$16.00
DKK107.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.55
|
$2.98
DKK20.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD10.67
|
$2.79
DKK18.76
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.32
|
$7.30
DKK49.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD52.15
|
$5.70
DKK38.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD85.93
|
$7.50
DKK50.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD46.37
|
$4.02
DKK27.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD38.58
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD15.79
|
$0.99
DKK6.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.54
|
$1.19
DKK7.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.50
|
$1.32
DKK8.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD11.84
|
$0.79
DKK5.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.25
|
$1.19
DKK7.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD7.83
|
$1.45
DKK9.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD81.50
|
$7.34
DKK49.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD484.25
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD221,011.15
|
$42,670.46
DKK286,907.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD113.31
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,004.78
|
$61.68
DKK414.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,687.79
|
$780.09
DKK5,245.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,309.19
|
$895.02
DKK6,017.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD895.17
|
$94.99
DKK638.68
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD2,960.83
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD84,593.32
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,280.32
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD26.68
|
$5.67
DKK38.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD27.78
|
$5.00
DKK33.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD46.33
|
$9.43
DKK63.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD615.95
|
$56.24
DKK378.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD82.51
|
$15.97
DKK107.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Namibia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD703.56
|
$137.88
DKK927.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD438.54
|
$50.80
DKK341.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,779.94
|
$137.88
DKK927.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,017.80
|
$203.19
DKK1,366.23
|
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