Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 3.6 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Albania, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL455
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL122
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,173
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,619,342
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,056
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,579
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,931
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,022
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,104
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,812
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,790
|
?? |
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL287
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,018
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,683
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,996
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,462
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,684
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
|
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