Cost of living comparison

 Indiana, USA
compared to
 Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands vs. Indiana Cost of Living Summary

Faroe Islands is 58.7% more expensive than Indiana.

Restaurants
pay 58.5% more in Faroe Islands
Groceries
pay 38.7% more in Faroe Islands
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Faroe Islands
Housing
pay 22.4% less in Faroe Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.9% more in Faroe Islands
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Faroe Islands

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Faroe Islands are more expensive than in Indiana. Notably, transportation and clothing are significantly more expensive in Faroe Islands.

Faroe Islands vs. Indiana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Indiana, you would:

pay 58.5% more for restaurants

 
Indiana
Faroe Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.95
 
$22.84
DKK163.34
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.66
 
$19.35
DKK138.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
 
$3.01
DKK21.56

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

 
Indiana
Faroe Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$2.63
 
$7.20
DKK51.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
 
$5.63
DKK40.24
Milk (1 gallon) $2.86
 
$8.02
DKK57.35

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Indiana
Faroe Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.31
 
$7.27
DKK52.01
Monthly public transit pass $38.75
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,634.82
 
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pay 22.4% less for housing

 
Indiana
Faroe Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.47
 
$61.08
DKK436.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,197.13
 
$785.35
DKK5,617.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $997.45
 
$790.49
DKK5,653.99

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Indiana
Faroe Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,158.75
 
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,521.00
 
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pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Indiana
Faroe Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.99
 
$8.62
DKK61.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
 
$6.11
DKK43.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.29
 
$10.06
DKK71.96

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Indiana
Faroe Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.21
 
$141.28
DKK1,010.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.83
 
$50.30
DKK359.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.44
 
$146.12
DKK1,045.13

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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