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Australia vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 6.6% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% less in Australia
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in Australia
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Australia
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Australia
Childcare: pay 83.8% more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Australia
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Australia

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

Australia vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.6% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.67 DKK151.82	$17.15 A$25.82	-27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.56 DKK112.67	$9.64 A$14.51	-45.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.82	$2.63 A$3.96	-10.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 DKK21.27	$2.14 A$3.23	-35.3%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Greenland	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.65 DKK29.84	$2.39 A$3.60	-48.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.04 DKK115.72	$4.21 A$6.34	-76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.37 DKK72.95	$5.84 A$8.80	-48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK30.99	$4.36 A$6.57	-9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.86 DKK95.34	$3.87 A$5.83	-74.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.83	$1.48 A$2.23	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.83	$1.27 A$1.91	-45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13 DKK13.68	$1.32 A$1.98	-38.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.55	$1.93 A$2.90	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 DKK10.84	$1.10 A$1.66	-34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04 DKK13.12	$0.97 A$1.47	-52.3%
Average			-42.3%

Greenland vs. Australia - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Greenland	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 DKK22.44	$4.48 A$6.74	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.52 DKK587.08	$86.18 A$129.74	-5.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,689.66 DKK261,020.09	$27,666.22 A$41,653.46	-32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$40.79 DKK261.68	$17.83 A$26.85	-56.3%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Greenland	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$172.50 DKK1,106.59	$54.93 A$82.71	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.41 DKK5,455.29	$1,188.50 A$1,789.37	+39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$792.45 DKK5,083.47	$962.42 A$1,448.99	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.89 DKK1,230.94	$133.71 A$201.31	-30.3%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 83.8% more for childcare

	Greenland	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$611.69 DKK3,923.95	$1,475.00 A$2,220.71	+141.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,954.91 DKK70,274.64	$13,848.50 A$20,849.89	+26.4%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.76 DKK75.44	$6.47 A$9.74	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.46 DKK41.43	$3.56 A$5.36	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.68	$28.78 A$43.33	+176.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK369.44	$51.13 A$76.98	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.02	$13.10 A$19.72	-30.6%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	Greenland	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$173.87 DKK1,115.36	$69.65 A$104.86	-59.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.77 DKK351.37	$48.53 A$73.07	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.02 DKK1,084.24	$99.22 A$149.38	-41.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$234.75 DKK1,505.89	$107.98 A$162.57	-54.0%
Average			-41.6%

Greenland vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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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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