Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 50.4% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
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Bulgaria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.84
DKK163.32
|
$8.86
BGN16.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.35
DKK138.40
|
$7.63
BGN14.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
DKK21.56
|
$1.19
BGN2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
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Bulgaria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.20
DKK51.52
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
DKK40.23
|
$4.65
BGN8.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
DKK57.34
|
$6.10
BGN11.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
DKK34.19
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
DKK41.96
|
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
DKK6.99
|
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.32
|
$0.73
BGN1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.59
|
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK10.26
|
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
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pay 25.2% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
DKK52.00
|
$5.44
BGN10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.97
BGN43.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,917.67
BGN56,100.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.49
BGN12.17
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.08
DKK436.84
|
$12.17
BGN22.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$785.35
DKK5,616.53
|
$301.56
BGN565.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$790.49
DKK5,653.28
|
$232.85
BGN436.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.06
DKK672.71
|
$77.06
BGN144.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$365.01
BGN684.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,166.80
BGN9,688.67
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.11
DKK43.68
|
$1.76
BGN3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.06
DKK71.95
|
$3.23
BGN6.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.02
DKK357.70
|
$28.54
BGN53.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.09
DKK107.93
|
$6.67
BGN12.50
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Bulgaria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$141.28
DKK1,010.39
|
$44.59
BGN83.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.30
DKK359.75
|
$28.98
BGN54.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.12
DKK1,045.00
|
$75.86
BGN142.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.22
DKK1,439.02
|
$76.78
BGN143.98
|
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