Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Greenland

Greenland vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 2.3 times more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Greenland
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in Greenland
Transportation: pay 66.0% more in Greenland
Housing: pay 71.8% more in Greenland
Childcare: pay 7.5% more in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Greenland
Clothing: pay 63.4% more in Greenland

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

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Greenland vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Greenland instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB644.97	$24.12 DKK161.53	+503.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,048.07	$15.83 DKK106.04	+143.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB97.64	$3.18 DKK21.30	+425.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB105.96	$3.20 DKK21.46	+387.5%
Average			+323.9%

Ethiopia vs. Greenland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Greenland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB191.79	$4.72 DKK31.60	+296.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB595.91	$17.23 DKK115.38	+366.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB659.80	$11.15 DKK74.69	+172.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB285.48	$5.11 DKK34.21	+188.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB739.59	$14.20 DKK95.12	+209.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB393.72	$2.04 DKK13.65	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.03	$1.87 DKK12.52	+527.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB159.33	$2.41 DKK16.16	+144.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB49.69	$2.29 DKK15.36	+644.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.47	$1.70 DKK11.38	+672.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB78.62	$1.99 DKK13.31	+307.6%
Average			+260.8%

Ethiopia vs. Greenland - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.0% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB568.95	$3.45 DKK23.10	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,403.80	$86.14 DKK576.91	+308.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$38,949.79 DKK261K	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB568.38	$50.93 DKK341.13	+1344.9%
Average			+66.0%

Ethiopia vs. Greenland - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.8% more for housing

	Ethiopia	Greenland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,236.91	$157.22 DKK1,052.98	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB114K	$1,018.67 DKK6,822.47	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB63,617.72	$1,013.69 DKK6,789.11	+156.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,276.95	$194.75 DKK1,304.31	+24.2%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 7.5% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB21,994.91	$576.76 DKK3,862.77	+322.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$8,246.87 DKK55,232.58	-72.7%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB128.99	$11.42 DKK76.50	+1327.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB148.16	$5.92 DKK39.63	+544.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,289.93	$9.91 DKK66.38	+23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,118.04	$59.82 DKK400.66	+35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB604.65	$17.98 DKK120.40	+379.4%
Average			+302.9%

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pay 63.4% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Greenland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,343.42	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,425.10	$52.43 DKK351.16	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,681.28	$170.78 DKK1,143.78	+117.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,335.35	$224.71 DKK1,504.97	+171.7%
Average			+63.4%

Ethiopia vs. Greenland - Cost of clothing

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