Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.8 times more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.45
DKK119.97
|
$17.24
€15.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.00
DKK109.96
|
$10.42
€9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK20.51
|
$2.79
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
DKK19.18
|
$2.42
€2.23
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.30
DKK50.22
|
$2.22
€2.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.16
|
$6.64
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.55
|
$4.35
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
DKK27.60
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.78
€4.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.79
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.15
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
DKK9.05
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DKK5.43
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
DKK8.15
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
DKK9.96
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.48
|
$7.06
€6.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.71
€46.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,670.46
DKK293,338.05
|
$26,786.12
€24,672.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.68
€22.73
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.68
DKK424.04
|
$50.54
€46.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$780.09
DKK5,362.74
|
$808.25
€744.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$895.02
DKK6,152.78
|
$687.98
€633.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.99
DKK653.00
|
$168.59
€155.29
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$588.37
€541.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.77
DKK7,443.49
|
$15,983.72
€14,722.72
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.67
DKK38.96
|
$4.27
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
DKK34.38
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.43
DKK64.85
|
$8.49
€7.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.24
DKK386.63
|
$33.63
€30.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
DKK109.75
|
$11.97
€11.03
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$137.88
DKK947.86
|
$92.98
€85.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.80
DKK349.21
|
$41.35
€38.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.88
DKK947.86
|
$87.07
€80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.19
DKK1,396.85
|
$130.15
€119.89
|
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