Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 15.0% more expensive than Guam.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Guam, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
|
Guam
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.60
|
$22.84
DKK158.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.94
|
$19.35
DKK134.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$3.01
DKK20.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$2.44
DKK17.00
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
|
Guam
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.30
|
$7.20
DKK50.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.01
|
$5.63
DKK39.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
|
$8.02
DKK55.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$4.78
DKK33.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
|
$5.87
DKK40.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.77
|
$0.98
DKK6.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.17
DKK8.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.43
|
$1.30
DKK9.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.95
|
$0.78
DKK5.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.17
DKK8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.43
DKK9.98
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
|
Guam
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$7.27
DKK50.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
?? | |
pay 49.7% less for housing
|
Guam
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$61.08
DKK425.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,671.00
|
$785.35
DKK5,464.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.50
|
$790.49
DKK5,500.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$268.89
|
$94.06
DKK654.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Guam
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.83
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
?? |
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.24
|
$8.62
DKK60.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$6.11
DKK42.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.38
|
$10.06
DKK70.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.00
|
$50.02
DKK348.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.12
|
$15.09
DKK105.00
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
|
Guam
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.60
|
$141.28
DKK983.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.80
|
$50.30
DKK350.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.41
|
$146.12
DKK1,016.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.96
|
$201.22
DKK1,400.02
|
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