Cost of living comparison
compared to
Japan vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary
Japan is 50.5% cheaper than Greenland overall.
Japan vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Japan instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
|
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.12
DKK160.42
|
$6.75
¥1,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.83
DKK105.30
|
$5.10
¥805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.18
DKK21.15
|
$1.13
¥179
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.20
DKK21.31
|
$0.76
¥120
|
|
Greenland vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants
pay 50.2% less for groceries
|
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.72
DKK31.39
|
$1.53
¥241
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.23
DKK114.59
|
$5.55
¥877
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.15
DKK74.18
|
$5.56
¥879
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
DKK33.98
|
$2.01
¥318
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$14.20
DKK94.46
|
$2.85
¥450
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
DKK13.56
|
$2.16
¥342
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.43
|
$1.08
¥171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.41
DKK16.04
|
$1.54
¥243
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
DKK15.25
|
$1.92
¥303
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
DKK11.30
|
$1.10
¥174
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.99
DKK13.22
|
$1.08
¥170
|
|
Greenland vs. Japan - Cost of groceries
pay 23.9% less for transportation
|
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
DKK22.94
|
$4.11
¥649
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.14
DKK572.93
|
$63.20
¥9,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,949.79
DKK259K
|
$21,047.50
¥3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.93
DKK338.77
|
$24.65
¥3,895
|
|
Greenland vs. Japan - Cost of transportation
pay 56.0% less for housing
|
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$157.22
DKK1,045.72
|
$33.54
¥5,300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,018.67
DKK6,775.41
|
$546.58
¥86,367
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.69
DKK6,742.28
|
$360.78
¥57,008
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.75
DKK1,295.31
|
$113.26
¥17,897
|
|
Greenland vs. Japan - Cost of housing
pay 0.5% less for childcare
|
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.76
DKK3,836.12
|
$417.01
¥65,893
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,246.87
DKK54,851.57
|
$11,300.14
¥2M
|
|
Greenland vs. Japan - Cost of childcare
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.42
DKK75.98
|
$2.57
¥406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.92
DKK39.36
|
$3.06
¥483
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.91
DKK65.92
|
$3.83
¥605
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.82
DKK397.89
|
$53.31
¥8,424
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.98
DKK119.57
|
$11.73
¥1,853
|
|
Greenland vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 57.8% less for clothing
|
Greenland
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.32
¥7,320
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.43
DKK348.74
|
$31.33
¥4,950
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$170.78
DKK1,135.89
|
$59.45
¥9,394
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$224.71
DKK1,494.59
|
$81.04
¥12,805
|
|
Greenland vs. Japan - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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