Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 96.7% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 89.6% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
?? |
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
pay 69.9% more for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Greenland or Costa Rica. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.