Cost of living comparison
Japan is 34.9% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Japan instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.98
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.39
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.86
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.44
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK117.28
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.49
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.99
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.95
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.72
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.34
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.64
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.23
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK567.05
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK244,258.58
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK354.91
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,529.80
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,139.08
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,919.33
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,169.85
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.74
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.50
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.55
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK279.95
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK713.91
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK183.58
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,426.80
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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