Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.7 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$18.92
DKK129.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.21
DKK15.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.26
DKK15.48
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$4.32
DKK29.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$4.13
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.24
DKK22.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$726.55
DKK4,987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$10.74
DKK73.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$5.31
DKK36.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$12.30
DKK84.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$26.82
DKK184.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$19.64
DKK134.82
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$124.59
DKK855.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
|
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