Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 26.4% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
Aruba
|
Faroe Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$22.84
DKK163.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$19.35
DKK138.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$3.01
DKK21.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$7.20
DKK51.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$5.63
DKK40.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$8.02
DKK57.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$4.78
DKK34.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$5.87
DKK41.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.98
DKK6.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$1.30
DKK9.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.78
DKK5.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.43
DKK10.26
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
Aruba
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$7.27
DKK52.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
?? | |
pay 9.9% less for housing
Aruba
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$61.08
DKK436.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$785.35
DKK5,616.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$790.49
DKK5,653.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$94.06
DKK672.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Aruba
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
?? |
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$6.11
DKK43.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$10.06
DKK71.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$50.02
DKK357.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$15.09
DKK107.93
|
|
pay 56.5% more for clothing
Aruba
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$141.28
DKK1,010.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$50.30
DKK359.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$146.12
DKK1,045.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$201.22
DKK1,439.02
|
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