Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.4 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 46.5% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$18.92
DKK131.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA9,043
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.21
DKK15.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA703
|
$2.26
DKK15.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Gabon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA871
|
$4.32
DKK29.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,093
|
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA6,014
|
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,085
|
$4.13
DKK28.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,914
|
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA714
|
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA881
|
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA577
|
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA638
|
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA684
|
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,391
|
$3.24
DKK22.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA17,080,608
|
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
|
pay 61.9% more for housing
Gabon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,864
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA519,117
|
$726.55
DKK5,031.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA301,422
|
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA51,222
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,844
|
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,265,410
|
?? | |
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA603
|
$10.74
DKK74.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,847
|
$5.31
DKK36.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$12.30
DKK85.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA35,166
|
$26.82
DKK185.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$19.64
DKK136.00
|
|
pay 73.7% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA40,190
|
$124.59
DKK862.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA45,213
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA44,209
|
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
|
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