Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 22.0% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr123.01
|
$18.43
€17.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.56
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.52
|
$2.64
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.96
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.55
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.88
|
$6.70
€6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.73
|
$3.76
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.11
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr44.17
|
$4.52
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.79
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.41
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.69
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.34
|
$7.59
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr569.94
|
$48.84
€45.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr245,502.75
|
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr356.72
|
$23.82
€22.34
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Greenland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,537.60
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,175.45
|
$812.75
€762.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,944.39
|
$677.61
€635.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,175.81
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$446.94
€419.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr64.07
|
$4.38
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.74
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.95
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr281.38
|
$31.77
€29.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr92.26
|
$11.38
€10.67
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr717.54
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr184.51
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,434.06
|
$119.38
€111.96
|
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