Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 57.0% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 67.3% less for groceries
Greenland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Greenland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
Greenland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Greenland
|
South Africa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
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