Cost of living comparison
Germany is 14.7% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Germany instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
DKK129.89
|
$13.72
€12.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.19
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
DKK15.13
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
DKK15.48
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.32
DKK29.64
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.05
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK84.77
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.13
DKK28.32
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.16
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DKK22.26
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK575.78
|
$54.61
€50.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK238,578.40
|
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK333.71
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Greenland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK915.96
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$726.55
DKK4,986.68
|
$800.45
€736.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,802.88
|
$616.33
€566.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.64
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
|
pay 21.3% less for childcare
Greenland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,785.38
|
$434.24
€399.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.74
DKK73.69
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
DKK36.43
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.30
DKK84.41
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
DKK184.09
|
$35.42
€32.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.64
DKK134.79
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$124.59
DKK855.11
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.31
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK596.70
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,393.62
|
$120.25
€110.60
|
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