Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 4.9 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Russia, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for housing
Russia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Russia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
?? |
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 82.2% more for clothing
Russia
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
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