Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 65.9% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 72.9% more for restaurants
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Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€12.02
|
$22.84
DKK163.32
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
$19.35
DKK138.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$3.01
DKK21.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.70
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
$7.20
DKK51.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.86
|
$5.63
DKK40.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.88
|
$8.02
DKK57.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
$4.78
DKK34.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.35
|
$5.87
DKK41.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.98
DKK6.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.60
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.30
DKK9.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$0.78
DKK5.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$1.43
DKK10.26
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.58
|
$7.27
DKK52.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.48
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,525.03
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.82
|
?? | |
pay 60.6% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.84
|
$61.08
DKK436.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€464.71
|
$785.35
DKK5,616.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€348.99
|
$790.49
DKK5,653.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€200.27
|
$94.06
DKK672.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€221.08
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,200.38
|
?? |
pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€4.02
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.24
|
$6.11
DKK43.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.57
|
$10.06
DKK71.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.48
|
$50.02
DKK357.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.41
|
$15.09
DKK107.93
|
|
pay 67.4% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€97.25
|
$141.28
DKK1,010.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€33.01
|
$50.30
DKK359.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€77.84
|
$146.12
DKK1,045.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€94.50
|
$201.22
DKK1,439.02
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