Cost of living comparison
France is 8.9% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in France instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
DKK129.89
|
$15.92
€14.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.19
|
$10.79
€9.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
DKK15.13
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
DKK15.48
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Greenland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.32
DKK29.64
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.05
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK84.77
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.13
DKK28.32
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.16
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Greenland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DKK22.26
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK575.78
|
$51.68
€47.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK238,578.40
|
$31,564.23
€29,031.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK333.71
|
$18.46
€16.98
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
Greenland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK915.96
|
$30.98
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$726.55
DKK4,986.68
|
$779.01
€716.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,802.88
|
$611.60
€562.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.64
|
$139.72
€128.51
|
|
pay 28.3% more for childcare
Greenland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,785.38
|
$707.64
€650.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,850.44
€9,059.94
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.74
DKK73.69
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
DKK36.43
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.30
DKK84.41
|
$11.75
€10.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
DKK184.09
|
$34.96
€32.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.64
DKK134.79
|
$11.84
€10.89
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Greenland
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$124.59
DKK855.11
|
$92.28
€84.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.31
|
$37.39
€34.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK596.70
|
$93.47
€85.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,393.62
|
$126.59
€116.43
|
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