Cost of living comparison
Australia is 7.9% more expensive than Greenland.
If you lived in Australia instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.97
DKK125.00
|
$16.76
A$25.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.82
DKK117.02
|
$9.73
A$14.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
DKK13.50
|
$2.56
A$3.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
DKK19.50
|
$2.16
A$3.29
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.26
DKK29.67
|
$2.37
A$3.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.35
DKK113.75
|
$4.36
A$6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.42
DKK72.50
|
$5.80
A$8.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
DKK27.37
|
$4.07
A$6.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.60
DKK87.66
|
$3.94
A$5.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK14.74
|
$1.45
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.36
|
$1.26
A$1.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
DKK14.63
|
$1.35
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK13.61
|
$2.01
A$3.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
DKK10.96
|
$1.12
A$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.01
DKK13.99
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.20
DKK22.30
|
$4.65
A$7.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.65
DKK589.01
|
$83.03
A$126.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,895.49
DKK249,753.66
|
$27,742.09
A$42,161.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.51
DKK337.50
|
$18.38
A$27.93
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.31
DKK1,059.77
|
$55.59
A$84.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.50
DKK5,416.66
|
$1,182.30
A$1,796.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$745.58
DKK5,187.58
|
$957.92
A$1,455.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.85
DKK1,223.55
|
$138.16
A$209.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.53
DKK3,900.06
|
$1,485.91
A$2,258.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,060.80
DKK70,001.03
|
$14,667.78
A$22,291.47
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.42
DKK72.50
|
$6.64
A$10.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
DKK34.33
|
$3.55
A$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.14
DKK84.50
|
$28.07
A$42.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.54
DKK184.67
|
$52.89
A$80.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.40
DKK135.00
|
$13.13
A$19.95
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.96
DKK855.51
|
$71.78
A$109.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.09
DKK265.00
|
$50.24
A$76.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.66
DKK839.51
|
$100.30
A$152.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$208.33
DKK1,449.52
|
$111.73
A$169.80
|
|
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