Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 4.9 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
?? |
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
|
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