Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 16.9% more expensive than Guernsey.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$18.92
DKK129.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$2.21
DKK15.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$2.26
DKK15.48
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
$4.32
DKK29.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.45
|
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.99
|
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
$4.13
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.08
|
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.12
|
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
|
pay 46.2% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.53
|
$3.24
DKK22.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.27
|
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.29
|
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
$726.55
DKK4,987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.67
|
$10.74
DKK73.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.16
|
$5.31
DKK36.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
$12.30
DKK84.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.71
|
$26.82
DKK184.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.57
|
$19.64
DKK134.82
|
|
pay 47.0% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$124.59
DKK855.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.43
|
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
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