Cost of living comparison
Guam is 16.4% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Guam instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Guam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.84
DKK162.15
|
$18.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.35
DKK137.41
|
$9.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
DKK21.40
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK17.35
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.20
DKK51.15
|
$5.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
DKK39.95
|
$9.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
DKK56.93
|
$12.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
DKK33.95
|
$5.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
DKK41.66
|
$3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
DKK6.94
|
$2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.33
|
$1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.26
|
$3.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.55
|
$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.33
|
$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK10.18
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
DKK51.63
|
$5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$36.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.08
DKK433.73
|
$90.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$785.35
DKK5,576.48
|
$1,671.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$790.49
DKK5,612.96
|
$1,519.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.06
DKK667.91
|
$268.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$485.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$21,000.00
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.23
|
$5.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.11
DKK43.37
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.06
DKK71.44
|
$8.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.02
DKK355.15
|
$117.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.09
DKK107.16
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$141.28
DKK1,003.19
|
$65.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.30
DKK357.19
|
$57.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.12
DKK1,037.55
|
$92.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.22
DKK1,428.75
|
$105.96
|
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