Cost of living comparison
Australia is 16.2% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Australia instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr123.16
|
$15.31
A$23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.69
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.55
|
$2.45
A$3.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.98
|
$2.05
A$3.17
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.58
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr118.02
|
$4.24
A$6.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.79
|
$5.00
A$7.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.14
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr44.22
|
$3.56
A$5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.80
|
$1.44
A$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.43
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.64
|
$1.31
A$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.29
|
$2.10
A$3.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.71
|
$1.03
A$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.31
|
$0.83
A$1.28
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.37
|
$4.95
A$7.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr570.62
|
$81.92
A$126.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr245,797.28
|
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr357.15
|
$15.28
A$23.54
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,539.44
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,184.05
|
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,950.32
|
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,177.22
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr64.14
|
$5.72
A$8.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.80
|
$3.30
A$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr80.05
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr281.72
|
$46.71
A$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr92.37
|
$12.25
A$18.88
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr718.41
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr184.73
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,436.81
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,435.78
|
$106.56
A$164.24
|
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