Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 12.0% more expensive than Greenland.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
DKK131.68
|
$17.10
€15.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK101.56
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
DKK15.34
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
DKK15.69
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.32
DKK30.05
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK118.66
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.93
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.13
DKK28.71
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.94
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.45
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.98
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.22
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.74
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.69
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.21
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DKK22.57
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK583.69
|
$118.73
€110.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK241,856.31
|
$36,966.92
€34,488.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK338.30
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Greenland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK928.55
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$726.55
DKK5,055.20
|
$1,390.35
€1,297.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,882.60
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,158.34
|
$162.61
€151.71
|
|
pay 99.7% more for childcare
Greenland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,837.39
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,468.96
€6,968.28
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.74
DKK74.70
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
DKK36.93
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.30
DKK85.57
|
$16.48
€15.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
DKK186.62
|
$58.33
€54.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.64
DKK136.65
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$124.59
DKK866.86
|
$84.67
€78.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK181.77
|
$40.37
€37.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK604.89
|
$91.93
€85.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,412.76
|
$90.97
€84.87
|
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