Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 5.4 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$22.84
DKK161.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$19.35
DKK136.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$3.01
DKK21.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$7.20
DKK50.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$5.63
DKK39.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$8.02
DKK56.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$4.78
DKK33.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$5.87
DKK41.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.98
DKK6.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$1.30
DKK9.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.78
DKK5.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$1.43
DKK10.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.27
DKK51.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$61.08
DKK432.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$785.35
DKK5,558.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$790.49
DKK5,595.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.06
DKK665.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
?? |
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$6.11
DKK43.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$10.06
DKK71.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.02
DKK354.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.09
DKK106.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$141.28
DKK1,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.30
DKK356.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$146.12
DKK1,034.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$201.22
DKK1,424.21
|
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