Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 3.9 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Romania, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.85
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,326.74
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.28
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,335.06
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.40
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.34
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.90
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,493.56
|
?? |
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.35
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.47
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.86
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.81
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.65
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON360.01
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
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