Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 66.6% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Greenland instead of France, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
France
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.13
|
$17.57
kr123.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$16.22
kr113.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$3.50
kr24.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$2.56
kr17.96
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
France
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$3.22
kr22.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$16.84
kr117.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$6.82
kr47.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$3.59
kr25.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$6.31
kr44.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.83
kr12.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$2.06
kr14.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.66
kr11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$2.32
kr16.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.53
kr10.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$1.33
kr9.30
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
France
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$3.05
kr21.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.19
|
$81.40
kr569.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
$35,062.81
kr245,502.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$50.95
kr356.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
France
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
$219.60
kr1,537.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.38
|
$1,024.80
kr7,175.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€572.77
|
$706.16
kr4,944.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
$167.93
kr1,175.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
France
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.35
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
?? |
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$9.15
kr64.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$6.82
kr47.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$11.42
kr79.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.62
|
$40.19
kr281.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.52
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
France
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
$102.48
kr717.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
$26.35
kr184.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.09
|
$204.81
kr1,434.06
|
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