Cost of living comparison
Norway is 9.9% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Norway instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.98
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.39
|
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.86
|
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.44
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK117.28
|
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.49
|
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.99
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.95
|
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.72
|
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.34
|
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.64
|
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.23
|
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK567.05
|
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK244,258.58
|
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK354.91
|
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,529.80
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,139.08
|
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,919.33
|
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,169.85
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.74
|
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.50
|
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.55
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK279.95
|
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK713.91
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK183.58
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,426.80
|
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
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