Cost of living comparison

Germany

compared to

Greenland

Greenland vs. Germany Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 34.4% more expensive than Germany overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Greenland
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Greenland
Transportation: pay 10.3% less in Greenland
Housing: pay 29.9% more in Greenland
Childcare: pay 27.2% less in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% more in Greenland
Clothing: pay 50.1% more in Greenland

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

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Greenland vs. Germany Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Germany	Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.14 €14.37	$24.12 DKK160.42	+49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.34 €10.98	$15.83 DKK105.30	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.38 €3.00	$3.18 DKK21.15	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 €2.61	$3.20 DKK21.31	+9.3%
Average			+31.1%

Germany vs. Greenland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Germany	Greenland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 €1.91	$4.72 DKK31.39	+120.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.24 €6.44	$17.23 DKK114.59	+138.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 €4.43	$11.15 DKK74.18	+124.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 €3.29	$5.11 DKK33.98	+38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.17 €4.60	$14.20 DKK94.46	+174.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.28	$2.04 DKK13.56	+41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.87 DKK12.43	+105.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$2.41 DKK16.04	+139.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 €1.67	$2.29 DKK15.25	+22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.56	$1.70 DKK11.30	+169.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.53	$1.99 DKK13.22	+231.1%
Average			+109.3%

Germany vs. Greenland - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.3% less for transportation

	Germany	Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.07 €7.19	$3.45 DKK22.94	-57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.73 €58.50	$86.14 DKK572.93	+31.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,242.72 €28,697.18	$38,949.79 DKK259K	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.60 €23.68	$50.93 DKK338.77	+91.5%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 29.9% more for housing

	Germany	Greenland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.10 €40.14	$157.22 DKK1,045.72	+248.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$839.53 €747.21	$1,018.67 DKK6,775.41	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$674.34 €600.19	$1,013.69 DKK6,742.28	+50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.19 €228.02	$194.75 DKK1,295.31	-24.0%
Average			+29.9%

Germany vs. Greenland - Cost of housing

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pay 27.2% less for childcare

	Germany	Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$525.85 €468.02	$576.76 DKK3,836.12	+9.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,045.97 €15,171.52	$8,246.87 DKK54,851.57	-51.6%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Germany	Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.03 €4.48	$11.42 DKK75.98	+127.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 €3.48	$5.92 DKK39.36	+51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.66 €8.60	$9.91 DKK65.92	+2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.74 €35.37	$59.82 DKK397.89	+50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.03 €12.49	$17.98 DKK119.57	+28.1%
Average			+51.2%

Germany vs. Greenland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.1% more for clothing

	Germany	Greenland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.23 €79.42	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.05 €39.20	$52.43 DKK348.74	+19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.05 €89.05	$170.78 DKK1,135.89	+70.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 €120.10	$224.71 DKK1,494.59	+66.5%
Average			+50.1%

Germany vs. Greenland - Cost of clothing

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