Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 63.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Spain, you would:
pay 90.7% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$21.96
kr153.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$3.40
kr23.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$2.68
kr18.79
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Spain
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$4.00
kr28.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$7.32
kr51.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$7.02
kr49.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$3.86
kr26.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$2.66
kr18.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.33
kr9.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.43
kr10.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.66
kr11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.73
kr12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$2.32
kr16.27
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$6.79
kr47.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$43,041.61
kr301,368.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
?? | |
pay 39.2% more for housing
Spain
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$58.56
kr410.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$976.00
kr6,833.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$805.20
kr5,637.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$140.39
kr982.98
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Spain
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$366.00
kr2,562.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$1,090.92
kr7,638.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$5.67
kr39.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$9.52
kr66.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$56.36
kr394.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$14.64
kr102.51
|
|
pay 87.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$136.64
kr956.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$47.58
kr333.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$143.96
kr1,007.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
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