Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.4 times more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$17.57
kr122.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$3.50
kr24.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$2.56
kr17.88
|
|
pay 73.1% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$16.84
kr117.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$6.82
kr47.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$6.31
kr43.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$1.83
kr12.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$2.06
kr14.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.66
kr11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$2.32
kr16.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$1.53
kr10.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$1.33
kr9.26
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$3.05
kr21.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$81.40
kr567.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$50.95
kr355.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
?? |
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$9.15
kr63.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$6.82
kr47.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$40.19
kr280.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
|
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