Common information
- Country
- Faroe Islands
- Population
- 13 200
Cost of living and prices in Torshavn
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre851USD/month
- in city centre946USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,494USD/month
- in city centre1,929USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 23 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 136 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 20 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 9 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 8 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 5 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 12 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 10 USD |
Transportation
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 11 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 5 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 18 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 45,395 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 53,717 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 59 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 15 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 16 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 144 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 53 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 144 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 212 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 112 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 36 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 946 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 851 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,929 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,494 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 3,934 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,560 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 3,086 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 3 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Torshavn
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| Average high, °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| Average temperature, °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| Average low, °C | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Record low, °C | 1 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 |
| Fog, days | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 50 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 130 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 130 | 120 | 90 | 70 | 60 | 80 | 90 | 1410 |
| Relative humidity, % | 90 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 91 | 90 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 90 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 85 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 86 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 25 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| Day Length, часов | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Dew point, °C | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 34 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 8 |