Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

Greenland

Greenland vs. Ireland Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 10.4% more expensive than Ireland overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Greenland
Groceries: pay 94.0% more in Greenland
Transportation: pay 20.4% less in Greenland
Housing: pay 16.7% less in Greenland
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Greenland
Clothing: pay 69.3% more in Greenland

The cost of groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Greenland are more expensive than in Ireland. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and housing are lower in Greenland. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Greenland.

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Greenland vs. Ireland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Greenland instead of Ireland, you would:

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Ireland	Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.96 €17.77	$24.12 DKK160.42	+20.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.14 €10.81	$15.83 DKK105.30	+30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.67 €2.38	$3.18 DKK21.15	+19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.78	$3.20 DKK21.31	+60.2%
Average			+27.4%

Ireland vs. Greenland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.0% more for groceries

	Ireland	Greenland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 €1.79	$4.72 DKK31.39	+134.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 €4.75	$17.23 DKK114.59	+222.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.82 €5.18	$11.15 DKK74.18	+91.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.21 €3.75	$5.11 DKK33.98	+21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.11 €4.55	$14.20 DKK94.46	+177.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.21	$2.04 DKK13.56	+49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.91	$1.87 DKK12.43	+82.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 €1.23	$2.41 DKK16.04	+74.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 €1.69	$2.29 DKK15.25	+20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$1.70 DKK11.30	+84.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.62	$1.99 DKK13.22	+185.8%
Average			+94.0%

Ireland vs. Greenland - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.4% less for transportation

	Ireland	Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €6.81	$3.45 DKK22.94	-54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.44 €98.30	$86.14 DKK572.93	-22.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,078.30 €33,891.06	$38,949.79 DKK259K	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.71 €15.76	$50.93 DKK338.77	+187.6%
Average			-20.4%

Ireland vs. Greenland - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.7% less for housing

	Ireland	Greenland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.31 €43.89	$157.22 DKK1,045.72	+218.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,521.74 €1,354.40	$1,018.67 DKK6,775.41	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,279.42 €1,138.73	$1,013.69 DKK6,742.28	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.91 €158.35	$194.75 DKK1,295.31	+9.5%
Average			-16.7%

Ireland vs. Greenland - Cost of housing

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Ireland	Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,010.73 €899.58	$576.76 DKK3,836.12	-42.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,428.18 €6,611.35	$8,246.87 DKK54,851.57	+11.0%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ireland	Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.56 €5.84	$11.42 DKK75.98	+74.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 €3.77	$5.92 DKK39.36	+39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.61 €17.45	$9.91 DKK65.92	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.26 €51.85	$59.82 DKK397.89	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.78 €12.27	$17.98 DKK119.57	+30.4%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 69.3% more for clothing

	Ireland	Greenland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.92 €79.14	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.00 €36.49	$52.43 DKK348.74	+27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.60 €85.97	$170.78 DKK1,135.89	+76.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.62 €93.12	$224.71 DKK1,494.59	+114.8%
Average			+69.3%

Ireland vs. Greenland - Cost of clothing

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