Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 83.7% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 78.5% more for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
$22.84
DKK163.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
NZ$14.52
|
$19.35
DKK138.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
NZ$5.02
|
$3.01
DKK21.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.70
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
NZ$5.69
|
$7.20
DKK51.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
NZ$9.11
|
$5.63
DKK40.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
NZ$13.49
|
$8.02
DKK57.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
NZ$10.19
|
$4.78
DKK34.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
NZ$6.23
|
$5.87
DKK41.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.38
|
$0.98
DKK6.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
NZ$2.86
|
$1.30
DKK9.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.84
NZ$5.03
|
$0.78
DKK5.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.92
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.51
|
$1.43
DKK10.26
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$12.01
|
$7.27
DKK52.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,944.29
NZ$21,117.91
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$212.01
NZ$374.84
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.21
NZ$184.25
|
$61.08
DKK436.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$785.35
DKK5,616.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$274.53
|
$790.49
DKK5,653.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.92
NZ$141.30
|
$94.06
DKK672.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,433.32
NZ$2,534.15
|
?? |
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.23
NZ$9.24
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
NZ$6.78
|
$6.11
DKK43.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
$10.06
DKK71.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.88
NZ$44.00
|
$50.02
DKK357.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.87
NZ$12.14
|
$15.09
DKK107.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$118.26
|
$141.28
DKK1,010.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$50.30
DKK359.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$146.12
DKK1,045.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$129.88
|
$201.22
DKK1,439.02
|
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