Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 31.5% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
Greenland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Greenland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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