Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 82.9% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.80
|
$22.84
DKK163.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
$19.35
DKK138.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$3.01
DKK21.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$7.20
DKK51.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$5.63
DKK40.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.46
|
$8.02
DKK57.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$4.78
DKK34.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$5.87
DKK41.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.98
DKK6.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.30
DKK9.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.78
DKK5.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$1.43
DKK10.26
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$7.27
DKK52.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.78
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.70
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
$61.08
DKK436.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.37
|
$785.35
DKK5,616.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.38
|
$790.49
DKK5,653.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
$94.06
DKK672.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.06
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
?? |
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$6.11
DKK43.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
$10.06
DKK71.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.95
|
$50.02
DKK357.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.59
|
$15.09
DKK107.93
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.35
|
$141.28
DKK1,010.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.39
|
$50.30
DKK359.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
$146.12
DKK1,045.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.70
|
$201.22
DKK1,439.02
|
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