Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Greenland

Greenland vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 82.9% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 97.2% more in Greenland
Groceries: pay 63.1% more in Greenland
Transportation: pay 27.6% more in Greenland
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.7% more in Greenland

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Greenland are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Greenland.

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Greenland vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Greenland instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 97.2% more for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$24.12 DKK160.42	+72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 NZ$9.91	$15.83 DKK105.30	+182.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$3.18 DKK21.15	+41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$3.20 DKK21.31	+43.0%
Average			+97.2%

Cook Islands vs. Greenland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.1% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Greenland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 NZ$4.95	$4.72 DKK31.39	+68.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NZ$6.44	$17.23 DKK114.59	+373.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.60 NZ$18.75	$11.15 DKK74.18	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.05 NZ$10.70	$5.11 DKK33.98	-15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$14.20 DKK94.46
Apples (1 lb)	??	$2.04 DKK13.56
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.87 DKK12.43
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.41 DKK16.04
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$2.29 DKK15.25
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.70 DKK11.30
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.99 DKK13.22
Average			+63.1%

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 NZ$11.29	$3.45 DKK22.94	-46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$86.14 DKK572.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	$38,949.79 DKK259K	+247.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$50.93 DKK338.77
Average			+27.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Greenland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.89 NZ$181.95	$157.22 DKK1,045.72	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$1,018.67 DKK6,775.41	+127.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$1,013.69 DKK6,742.28	+126.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.97 NZ$132.57	$194.75 DKK1,295.31	+159.8%
Average			+126.9%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$576.76 DKK3,836.12
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,246.87 DKK54,851.57

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pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 NZ$8.92	$11.42 DKK75.98	+126.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NZ$5.94	$5.92 DKK39.36	+76.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$9.91 DKK65.92	-11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$59.82 DKK397.89
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$17.98 DKK119.57
Average			+69.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Greenland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$52.43 DKK348.74
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$170.78 DKK1,135.89
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$224.71 DKK1,494.59

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