Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.4 times more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$372.61
|
$17.57
kr122.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.47
|
$3.50
kr24.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.62
|
$2.56
kr17.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$236.14
|
$16.84
kr117.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$272.21
|
$6.82
kr47.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.34
|
$6.31
kr43.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$63.98
|
$1.83
kr12.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.17
|
$2.06
kr14.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.15
|
$1.66
kr11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.02
|
$2.32
kr16.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.28
|
$1.53
kr10.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.31
|
$1.33
kr9.26
|
|
pay 44.9% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$286.06
|
$3.05
kr21.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
$81.40
kr567.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
$50.95
kr355.14
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$168.27
|
$9.15
kr63.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$123.99
|
$6.82
kr47.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
$40.19
kr280.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$364.01
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
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