Cost of living comparison
Greece is 27.7% cheaper than Faroe Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.5% less in Greece
- Groceries
-
pay 30.6% less in Greece
- Transportation
-
pay 3.9% more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 10.8% less in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 37.4% less in Greece
- Clothing
-
pay 40.6% less in Greece
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.84
DKK157.52
|
$13.17
€12.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.35
DKK133.49
|
$9.11
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
DKK20.79
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK16.85
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.20
DKK49.69
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
DKK38.81
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
DKK55.31
|
$5.99
€5.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
DKK32.98
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
DKK40.47
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
DKK6.75
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.09
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.99
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.09
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.89
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
DKK50.16
|
$7.55
€6.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.19
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,316.80
€26,039.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.82
€12.71
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.08
DKK421.34
|
$32.82
€30.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$785.35
DKK5,417.21
|
$524.36
€482.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$790.49
DKK5,452.65
|
$392.21
€360.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.06
DKK648.84
|
$175.68
€161.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$413.12
€379.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,332.60
€5,823.35
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK59.48
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.11
DKK42.13
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.06
DKK69.40
|
$4.94
€4.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.02
DKK345.00
|
$48.72
€44.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.09
DKK104.10
|
$8.82
€8.11
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$141.28
DKK974.54
|
$83.64
€76.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.30
DKK346.99
|
$37.83
€34.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.12
DKK1,007.91
|
$83.15
€76.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.22
DKK1,387.95
|
$93.42
€85.91
|
|
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