Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 4.6 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
|
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