Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 75.1% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.70
|
$17.45
DKK120.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.76
|
$16.00
DKK110.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.01
|
$2.98
DKK20.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.99
|
$2.79
DKK19.28
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.97
|
$7.30
DKK50.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.17
|
$5.70
DKK39.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.75
|
$7.50
DKK51.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$4.02
DKK27.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.17
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.18
|
$0.99
DKK6.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$1.19
DKK8.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.85
|
$1.32
DKK9.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.42
|
$0.79
DKK5.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.32
|
$1.19
DKK8.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.20
|
$1.45
DKK10.01
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.47
|
$7.34
DKK50.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR328.72
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR597,864.83
|
$42,670.46
DKK294,933.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.20
|
?? | |
pay 10.1% less for housing
Maldives
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,144.92
|
$61.68
DKK426.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,158.37
|
$780.09
DKK5,391.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,563.05
|
$895.02
DKK6,186.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,511.27
|
$94.99
DKK656.55
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,208.65
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,709.33
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,483.99
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.58
|
$5.67
DKK39.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.22
|
$5.00
DKK34.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.61
|
$9.43
DKK65.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,058.70
|
$56.24
DKK388.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.80
|
$15.97
DKK110.35
|
|
pay 95.3% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR726.83
|
$137.88
DKK953.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR695.30
|
$50.80
DKK351.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,637.87
|
$137.88
DKK953.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,266.31
|
$203.19
DKK1,404.45
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Faroe Islands or Maldives. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.