Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 17.1% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.09
|
$22.84
DKK163.47
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
$19.35
DKK138.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$3.01
DKK21.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$2.44
DKK17.49
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$7.20
DKK51.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.49
|
$5.63
DKK40.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$8.02
DKK57.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
$4.78
DKK34.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.38
|
$5.87
DKK42.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.98
DKK7.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$1.17
DKK8.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$1.30
DKK9.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.78
DKK5.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.17
DKK8.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$1.43
DKK10.27
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$7.27
DKK52.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.65
|
?? | |
pay 37.8% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
$61.08
DKK437.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
$785.35
DKK5,621.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
$790.49
DKK5,658.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
$94.06
DKK673.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
?? |
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.99
|
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$6.11
DKK43.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
$10.06
DKK72.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.25
|
$50.02
DKK358.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$15.09
DKK108.03
|
|
pay 50.6% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
$141.28
DKK1,011.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
$50.30
DKK360.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
$146.12
DKK1,045.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.55
|
$201.22
DKK1,440.36
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