Cost of living comparison
New Jersey is 28.4% more expensive than Greenland.
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.97
DKK126.81
|
$19.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.82
DKK118.72
|
$11.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
DKK13.70
|
$2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
DKK19.78
|
$2.02
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Greenland
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.26
DKK30.10
|
$3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.35
DKK115.40
|
$7.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.42
DKK73.55
|
$4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
DKK27.76
|
$3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.60
DKK88.93
|
$5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK14.96
|
$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.57
|
$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
DKK14.84
|
$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK13.81
|
$2.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
DKK11.12
|
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.01
DKK14.19
|
$1.59
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Greenland
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.20
DKK22.62
|
$3.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.65
DKK597.54
|
$133.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,895.49
DKK253,371.93
|
$31,750.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.51
DKK342.39
|
$20.65
|
|
pay 57.7% more for housing
Greenland
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.31
DKK1,075.12
|
$58.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.50
DKK5,495.14
|
$2,167.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$745.58
DKK5,262.73
|
$1,865.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.85
DKK1,241.27
|
$112.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Greenland
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.53
DKK3,956.56
|
$1,618.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,060.80
DKK71,015.15
|
$28,166.67
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.42
DKK73.55
|
$6.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
DKK34.83
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.14
DKK85.73
|
$11.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.54
DKK187.34
|
$54.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.40
DKK136.96
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Greenland
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.96
DKK867.91
|
$53.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.09
DKK268.84
|
$45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.66
DKK851.67
|
$91.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$208.33
DKK1,470.52
|
$124.03
|
|
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