Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 43.7% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Denmark
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr133.24
|
$17.57
kr121.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr82.82
|
$16.22
kr111.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr24.83
|
$3.50
kr24.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr18.84
|
$2.56
kr17.70
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr17.90
|
$3.22
kr22.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.35
|
$16.84
kr116.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr44.90
|
$6.82
kr47.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.06
|
$3.59
kr24.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.18
|
$6.31
kr43.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.07
|
$1.83
kr12.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.50
|
$2.06
kr14.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.66
|
$1.66
kr11.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.18
|
$2.32
kr16.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.80
|
$1.53
kr10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.38
|
$1.33
kr9.17
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Denmark
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.09
|
$3.05
kr21.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr547.36
|
$81.40
kr561.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr275,258.97
|
$35,062.81
kr241,964.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr159.84
|
$50.95
kr351.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Denmark
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr226.38
|
$219.60
kr1,515.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,242.67
|
$1,024.80
kr7,072.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,763.94
|
$706.16
kr4,873.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,106.53
|
$167.93
kr1,158.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Denmark
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,891.79
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,420.37
|
?? |
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr46.98
|
$9.15
kr63.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr35.66
|
$6.82
kr47.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr58.80
|
$11.42
kr78.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr251.04
|
$40.19
kr277.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr107.76
|
$13.18
kr90.93
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Denmark
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr670.23
|
$102.48
kr707.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr293.20
|
$26.35
kr181.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr678.68
|
$204.96
kr1,414.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr952.14
|
$204.81
kr1,413.40
|
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