Cost of living comparison
Syria is 67.7% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Syria instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 77.6% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Syria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr122.46
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.41
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.88
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 76.2% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.36
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.52
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr43.98
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.73
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.35
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.65
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Syria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.25
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr567.41
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr355.14
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 82.6% less for housing
Greenland
|
Syria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
pay 79.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr63.78
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.53
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr280.13
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr91.85
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Syria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
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