Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 3.0 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.55
|
$22.84
DKK163.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
$19.35
DKK138.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$3.01
DKK21.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$2.44
DKK17.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$7.20
DKK51.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.06
|
$5.63
DKK40.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.96
|
$8.02
DKK57.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$4.78
DKK34.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$5.87
DKK42.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.71
|
$0.98
DKK7.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$1.17
DKK8.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.63
|
$1.30
DKK9.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.66
|
$0.78
DKK5.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.84
|
$1.17
DKK8.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$1.43
DKK10.27
|
|
pay 98.4% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.26
|
$7.27
DKK52.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$229.01
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.88
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
$61.08
DKK437.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
$785.35
DKK5,621.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
$790.49
DKK5,658.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
$94.06
DKK673.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
?? |
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$6.11
DKK43.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
$10.06
DKK72.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.76
|
$50.02
DKK358.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.86
|
$15.09
DKK108.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
$141.28
DKK1,011.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
$50.30
DKK360.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
$146.12
DKK1,045.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.32
|
$201.22
DKK1,440.36
|
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