Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.1 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Greenland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,070
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥809
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
Japan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥247
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,042
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥861
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥291
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥489
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥397
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥209
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥322
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥334
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥214
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥152
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
Japan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥746
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,074
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,165,774
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,103
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Japan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,615
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,394
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,554
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,243
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Japan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,501
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,925,807
|
?? |
pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥472
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥493
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥668
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,600
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,036
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Japan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,784
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,004
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,286
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,103
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
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