Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 3.2 times more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,388
|
$18.92
DKK131.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,201
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA742
|
$2.21
DKK15.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA325
|
$2.26
DKK15.62
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$4.32
DKK29.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,620
|
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,816
|
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
$4.13
DKK28.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,498
|
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA401
|
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA399
|
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA326
|
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA353
|
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,655
|
$3.24
DKK22.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,381
|
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA18,039,581
|
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,791
|
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Cameroon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA44,625
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA174,327
|
$726.55
DKK5,031.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA118,899
|
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA54,572
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA129,077
|
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,137,137
|
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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA776
|
$10.74
DKK74.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA790
|
$5.31
DKK36.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$12.30
DKK85.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA13,200
|
$26.82
DKK185.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,277
|
$19.64
DKK136.00
|
|
pay 68.2% more for clothing
Cameroon
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA23,053
|
$124.59
DKK862.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA30,402
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA56,634
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA62,381
|
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
|
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