Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 57.8% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
$22.84
DKK161.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
$19.35
DKK136.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
$3.01
DKK21.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
$7.20
DKK50.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
$5.63
DKK39.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
$8.02
DKK56.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
$4.78
DKK33.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
$5.87
DKK41.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
$0.98
DKK6.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
$1.30
DKK9.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
$0.78
DKK5.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
$1.43
DKK10.15
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
$7.27
DKK51.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
?? | |
pay 34.6% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
$61.08
DKK432.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
$785.35
DKK5,558.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
$790.49
DKK5,595.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
$94.06
DKK665.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
$6.11
DKK43.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
$10.06
DKK71.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
$50.02
DKK354.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$15.09
DKK106.82
|
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pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Faroe Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
$141.28
DKK1,000.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
$50.30
DKK356.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
$146.12
DKK1,034.25
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
$201.22
DKK1,424.21
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