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Greenland vs. Geneva Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 12.7% cheaper than Geneva.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% less in Greenland
Groceries: pay 29.2% more in Greenland
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Greenland
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Greenland
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Greenland
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Greenland

The cost of groceries and housing in Greenland are more expensive than in Geneva. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Greenland.

Greenland vs. Geneva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.9% less for restaurants

	Geneva	Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$37.54 CHF29.88	$23.67 DKK150.56	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF14.94	$17.56 DKK111.73	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.40 CHF4.30	$2.93 DKK18.67	-45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.78 CHF3.81	$3.32 DKK21.09	-30.7%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 29.2% more for groceries

	Geneva	Greenland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.12	$4.65 DKK29.59	+18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CHF10.82	$18.04 DKK114.77	+32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.69 CHF6.91	$11.37 DKK72.35	+30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.79 CHF6.20	$4.83 DKK30.74	-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.46 CHF12.31	$14.86 DKK94.55	-3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 CHF1.29	$2.31 DKK14.70	+42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 CHF0.91	$2.31 DKK14.71	+102.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 CHF1.12	$2.13 DKK13.57	+51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.98 CHF2.37	$1.96 DKK12.44	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 CHF0.98	$1.69 DKK10.75	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 CHF0.90	$2.04 DKK13.01	+81.4%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Geneva	Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.61 CHF6.85	$3.50 DKK22.26	-59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.59 CHF69.72	$91.52 DKK582.22	+4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,166.99 CHF32,768.59	$40,689.66 DKK258,859.47	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.80 CHF31.68	$40.79 DKK259.52	+2.5%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Geneva	Greenland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.30 CHF50.39	$172.50 DKK1,097.43	+172.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,499.71 CHF1,989.75	$850.41 DKK5,410.13	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,098.75 CHF1,670.59	$792.45 DKK5,041.39	-62.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.38 CHF165.87	$191.89 DKK1,220.75	-7.9%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Geneva	Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,503.57 CHF2,788.82	$611.69 DKK3,891.47	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,834.51 CHF26,932.00	$10,954.91 DKK69,692.93	-67.6%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Geneva	Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.01 CHF7.97	$11.76 DKK74.82	+17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.02 CHF4.79	$6.46 DKK41.08	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.26 CHF8.96	$10.39 DKK66.13	-7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.08 CHF66.93	$57.59 DKK366.38	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$25.03 CHF19.92	$18.87 DKK120.02	-24.6%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Geneva	Greenland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$141.88 CHF112.94	$173.87 DKK1,106.13	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.50 CHF64.87	$54.77 DKK348.46	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$170.05 CHF135.36	$169.02 DKK1,075.26	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$221.63 CHF176.42	$234.75 DKK1,493.42	+5.9%
Average			-1.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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