Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 52.9% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
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Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$17.45
DKK120.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$16.00
DKK110.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$2.98
DKK20.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.79
DKK19.20
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|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$7.30
DKK50.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$5.70
DKK39.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$7.50
DKK51.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$4.02
DKK27.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.19
DKK8.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.32
DKK9.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.79
DKK5.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$1.19
DKK8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$1.45
DKK9.97
|
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pay 31.9% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$7.34
DKK50.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$42,670.46
DKK293,756.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
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pay 80.0% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$61.68
DKK424.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$780.09
DKK5,370.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$895.02
DKK6,161.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$94.99
DKK653.93
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,454.10
|
|
pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$5.67
DKK39.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$5.00
DKK34.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$9.43
DKK64.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$56.24
DKK387.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$15.97
DKK109.91
|
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pay 76.3% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$137.88
DKK949.21
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|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$50.80
DKK349.71
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$137.88
DKK949.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$203.19
DKK1,398.84
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