Cost of living comparison
Norway is 9.9% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Norway instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr122.46
|
$17.76
kr196.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.41
|
$2.93
kr32.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.88
|
$2.64
kr29.17
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.36
|
$5.47
kr60.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.52
|
$7.09
kr78.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr43.98
|
$5.56
kr61.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.73
|
$1.28
kr14.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.35
|
$0.99
kr10.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$1.26
kr13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$1.66
kr18.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.65
|
$0.92
kr10.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$1.02
kr11.21
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.25
|
$7.56
kr83.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr567.41
|
$69.76
kr770.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr355.14
|
$21.33
kr235.45
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr63.78
|
$8.74
kr96.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.53
|
$4.01
kr44.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr280.13
|
$41.00
kr452.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr91.85
|
$12.96
kr143.09
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
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