Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 2.1 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$17.45
DKK120.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$16.00
DKK110.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$2.98
DKK20.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$2.79
DKK19.20
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$7.30
DKK50.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$5.70
DKK39.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$7.50
DKK51.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$4.02
DKK27.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$1.19
DKK8.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.32
DKK9.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.79
DKK5.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$1.19
DKK8.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$1.45
DKK9.97
|
|
pay 94.4% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$7.34
DKK50.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$42,670.46
DKK293,756.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
?? | |
pay 74.4% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$61.68
DKK424.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$780.09
DKK5,370.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$895.02
DKK6,161.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$94.99
DKK653.93
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$1,082.77
DKK7,454.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$5.67
DKK39.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$5.00
DKK34.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$9.43
DKK64.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$56.24
DKK387.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$15.97
DKK109.91
|
|
pay 70.2% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$137.88
DKK949.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$50.80
DKK349.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$137.88
DKK949.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$203.19
DKK1,398.84
|
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