Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 51.0% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
?? | |
pay 8.3% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
|
pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
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