Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 79.5% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Greenland instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 74.7% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Greenland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.64
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.84
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.16
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.01
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£667.66
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.36
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.56
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 79.9% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.54
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
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