Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 29.3% more expensive than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.3% more in Faroe Islands
- Groceries
-
pay 24.6% more in Faroe Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 15.4% more in Faroe Islands
- Housing
-
pay 2.5% more in Faroe Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.3% more in Faroe Islands
- Clothing
-
pay 54.0% more in Faroe Islands
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing in Faroe Islands are more expensive than in Austria.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Austria, you would:
pay 32.3% more for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€13.67
|
$22.84
DKK151.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.45
|
$19.35
DKK128.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.77
|
$3.01
DKK19.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.13
|
$2.44
DKK16.20
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.23
|
$7.20
DKK47.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.24
|
$5.63
DKK37.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€4.99
|
$8.02
DKK53.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
$4.78
DKK31.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.39
|
$5.87
DKK38.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.02
|
$0.98
DKK6.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$1.17
DKK7.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.21
|
$1.30
DKK8.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.67
|
$0.78
DKK5.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.17
DKK7.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.71
|
$1.43
DKK9.51
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$7.27
DKK48.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€43.45
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€23,813.11
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€17.96
|
?? | |
pay 2.5% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€32.04
|
$61.08
DKK405.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€741.58
|
$785.35
DKK5,208.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€626.43
|
$790.49
DKK5,242.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€245.22
|
$94.06
DKK623.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€387.90
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€12,598.30
|
?? |
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.13
|
$8.62
DKK57.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.22
|
$6.11
DKK40.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€5.83
|
$10.06
DKK66.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€40.79
|
$50.02
DKK331.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.18
|
$15.09
DKK100.09
|
|
pay 54.0% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€75.65
|
$141.28
DKK937.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€39.02
|
$50.30
DKK333.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€78.36
|
$146.12
DKK969.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€105.54
|
$201.22
DKK1,334.48
|
|
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