Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.7 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.32
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$159.53
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.97
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.05
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Taiwan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.27
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.03
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$380.71
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.26
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.69
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.74
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.58
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.21
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.40
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.44
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.62
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.83
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,147.60
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,070,182.70
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$311.60
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Taiwan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$763.29
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,487.10
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,710.70
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,839.50
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Taiwan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,932.18
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$371,942.77
|
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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.18
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.83
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.59
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,262.09
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$308.55
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 69.6% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,170.77
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,008.34
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,566.73
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,659.34
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
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