Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 99.1% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$21.96
DKK152.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$3.40
DKK23.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$2.68
DKK18.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$4.00
DKK27.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$7.32
DKK50.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$7.02
DKK48.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$3.86
DKK26.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$2.66
DKK18.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$1.73
DKK11.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$6.79
DKK47.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$43,041.61
DKK298,274.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
?? | |
pay 46.4% more for housing
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$58.56
DKK405.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$976.00
DKK6,763.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$805.20
DKK5,579.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$140.39
DKK972.88
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$366.00
DKK2,536.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,559.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$5.67
DKK39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$9.52
DKK65.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$56.36
DKK390.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$14.64
DKK101.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Senegal
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$136.64
DKK946.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$47.58
DKK329.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$143.96
DKK997.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
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