Cost of living comparison
compared to
Greenland vs. Israel Cost of Living Summary
Greenland is 4.2% cheaper than Israel overall.
Greenland vs. Israel Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Greenland instead of Israel, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.87
₪73.86
|
$24.12
DKK160.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.77
₪58.08
|
$15.83
DKK105.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.33
₪10.30
|
$3.18
DKK21.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
₪8.36
|
$3.20
DKK21.31
|
|
Israel vs. Greenland - Cost of restaurants
pay 66.9% more for groceries
|
Israel
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
₪9.36
|
$4.72
DKK31.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.49
₪26.29
|
$17.23
DKK114.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
₪28.12
|
$11.15
DKK74.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
₪14.78
|
$5.11
DKK33.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.33
₪19.58
|
$14.20
DKK94.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
₪6.05
|
$2.04
DKK13.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
₪4.59
|
$1.87
DKK12.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₪3.29
|
$2.41
DKK16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
₪3.96
|
$2.29
DKK15.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
₪2.54
|
$1.70
DKK11.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.26
|
$1.99
DKK13.22
|
|
Israel vs. Greenland - Cost of groceries
pay 30.2% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.73
₪30.13
|
$3.45
DKK22.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.98
₪269.17
|
$86.14
DKK572.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$56,575.39
₪175K
|
$38,949.79
DKK259K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.75
₪48.75
|
$50.93
DKK338.77
|
|
Israel vs. Greenland - Cost of transportation
pay 13.5% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.16
₪130.46
|
$157.22
DKK1,045.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,456.98
₪4,508.92
|
$1,018.67
DKK6,775.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,143.34
₪3,538.28
|
$1,013.69
DKK6,742.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.23
₪684.64
|
$194.75
DKK1,295.31
|
|
Israel vs. Greenland - Cost of housing
pay 62.0% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,259.48
₪3,897.70
|
$576.76
DKK3,836.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,132.54
₪80,872.36
|
$8,246.87
DKK54,851.57
|
|
Israel vs. Greenland - Cost of childcare
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.32
₪28.83
|
$11.42
DKK75.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.84
₪14.98
|
$5.92
DKK39.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.45
₪41.61
|
$9.91
DKK65.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.16
₪251.17
|
$59.82
DKK397.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.27
₪44.16
|
$17.98
DKK119.57
|
|
Israel vs. Greenland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 14.1% more for clothing
|
Israel
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.52
₪258.46
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.14
₪201.60
|
$52.43
DKK348.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.03
₪414.78
|
$170.78
DKK1,135.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.97
₪479.59
|
$224.71
DKK1,494.59
|
|
Israel vs. Greenland - 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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