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Faroe Islands vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Faroe Islands is 38.7% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 60.3% more in Faroe Islands
Groceries: pay 38.5% more in Faroe Islands
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Faroe Islands
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Faroe Islands
Childcare: pay 0.8% less in Faroe Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.7% more in Faroe Islands
Clothing: pay 84.3% more in Faroe Islands

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

Faroe Islands vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.3% more for restaurants

	Rome	Faroe Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.23	$24.88 DKK161.63	+42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.16	$20.13 DKK130.77	+72.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.18	$3.21 DKK20.86	+28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.16	$2.66 DKK17.28	+98.7%
Average			+60.3%

Rome vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.5% more for groceries

	Rome	Faroe Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.92	$7.99 DKK51.92	+261.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.29	$6.13 DKK39.81	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.19	$10.29 DKK66.88	+44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.02	$5.83 DKK37.89	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.81	$6.39 DKK41.51	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$1.06 DKK6.92	-12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.91	$1.28 DKK8.30	+22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.94	$1.42 DKK9.22	+31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.25	$0.85 DKK5.53	-40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$1.28 DKK8.30	+50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.85	$1.56 DKK10.15	+59.6%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Rome	Faroe Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.66	$7.92 DKK51.44	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,390.11	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.27	??
Average			+3.3%

Rome vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Rome	Faroe Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.93	$70.42 DKK457.54	+119.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,249.19	$898.43 DKK5,837.05	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €806.62	$1,017.24 DKK6,608.97	+9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €149.34	$102.42 DKK665.44	-40.4%
Average			+12.8%

Rome vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 0.8% less for childcare

	Rome	Faroe Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €494.05	$563.40 DKK3,660.35	-0.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,522.56	??
Average			-0.8%

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pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Faroe Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.08	$9.39 DKK61.01	+60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.75	$7.09 DKK46.06	+251.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.25	$10.95 DKK71.17	+52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €61.43	$40.90 DKK265.71	-42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.16	$16.43 DKK106.76	+40.7%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 84.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Faroe Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €71.09	$153.84 DKK999.48	+88.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.84	$62.60 DKK406.71	+65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €77.11	$169.54 DKK1,101.49	+91.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €101.56	$224.31 DKK1,457.36	+92.1%
Average			+84.3%

Rome vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of clothing

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