Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 42.9% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$17.45
DKK119.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$16.00
DKK109.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.98
DKK20.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.79
DKK19.18
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$7.30
DKK50.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.70
DKK39.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$7.50
DKK51.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$4.02
DKK27.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.99
DKK6.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.19
DKK8.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.32
DKK9.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
DKK5.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.19
DKK8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.45
DKK9.96
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$7.34
DKK50.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$42,670.46
DKK293,338.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
?? | |
pay 16.0% more for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$61.68
DKK424.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$780.09
DKK5,362.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$895.02
DKK6,152.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$94.99
DKK653.00
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,443.49
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.67
DKK38.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$5.00
DKK34.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.43
DKK64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$56.24
DKK386.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$15.97
DKK109.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$137.88
DKK947.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$50.80
DKK349.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$137.88
DKK947.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$203.19
DKK1,396.85
|
|
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