Cost of living comparison
Canada is 24.7% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Canada instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr122.46
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.41
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.88
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.36
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.52
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr43.98
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.73
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.35
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.65
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.25
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr567.41
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr355.14
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Greenland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr63.78
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.53
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr280.13
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr91.85
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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