Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 50.2% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
$22.84
DKK163.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$19.35
DKK138.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$3.01
DKK21.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$7.20
DKK51.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$5.63
DKK40.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$8.02
DKK57.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$4.78
DKK34.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$5.87
DKK41.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$0.98
DKK6.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$1.30
DKK9.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$0.78
DKK5.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$1.43
DKK10.26
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$7.27
DKK52.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
?? | |
pay 42.6% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$61.08
DKK436.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$785.35
DKK5,616.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$790.49
DKK5,653.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$94.06
DKK672.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
?? |
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$6.11
DKK43.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$10.06
DKK71.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$50.02
DKK357.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$15.09
DKK107.93
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$141.28
DKK1,010.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$50.30
DKK359.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$146.12
DKK1,045.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$201.22
DKK1,439.02
|
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