Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 3.5 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
$18.92
DKK129.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
$2.21
DKK15.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
$2.26
DKK15.48
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
$4.32
DKK29.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
$4.13
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
$3.24
DKK22.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
$726.55
DKK4,987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
?? | |
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
$10.74
DKK73.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
$5.31
DKK36.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
$12.30
DKK84.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
$26.82
DKK184.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
$19.64
DKK134.82
|
|
pay 88.1% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
$124.59
DKK855.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Greenland or Swaziland. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.