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Greenland vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 2.7 times more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Greenland
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Greenland
Transportation: pay 36.2% more in Greenland
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Greenland
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Greenland
Clothing: pay 4.1 times more in Greenland

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Greenland are more expensive than in Jamaica. Notably, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Greenland.

Greenland vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,146.21	$23.67 DKK152.41	+229.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,221.34	$17.56 DKK113.11	+129.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD197.19	$2.93 DKK18.90	+137.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.23	$3.32 DKK21.35	+344.0%
Average			+210.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Jamaica	Greenland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD433.22	$4.65 DKK29.96	+71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD809.00	$18.04 DKK116.18	+256.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,206.79	$11.37 DKK73.24	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD560.18	$4.83 DKK31.12	+37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD452.13	$14.86 DKK95.71	+424.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD400.28	$2.31 DKK14.88	-7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD211.25	$2.31 DKK14.89	+74.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD304.37	$2.13 DKK13.74	+11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD195.64	$1.96 DKK12.60	+59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD148.82	$1.69 DKK10.88	+81.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.25	$2.04 DKK13.17	+129.5%
Average			+101.9%

Jamaica vs. Greenland - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.2% more for transportation

	Jamaica	Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD761.49	$3.50 DKK22.53	-26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	$91.52 DKK589.38	+87.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD6,827,842.87	$40,689.66 DKK262,041.40	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,441.77	$40.79 DKK262.71	+89.2%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Jamaica	Greenland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,862.27	$172.50 DKK1,110.92	+250.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD80,711.20	$850.41 DKK5,476.63	+68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD63,903.29	$792.45 DKK5,103.36	+98.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,766.65	$191.89 DKK1,235.76	+72.4%
Average			+122.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD29,477.98	$611.69 DKK3,939.31	+231.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD444,740.04	$10,954.91 DKK70,549.61	+293.3%
Average			+262.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD373.82	$11.76 DKK75.74	+402.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD558.48	$6.46 DKK41.59	+84.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,370.52	$10.39 DKK66.94	+21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,649.65	$57.59 DKK370.88	+38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,831.61	$18.87 DKK121.49	+64.4%
Average			+122.1%

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pay 4.1 times more for clothing

	Jamaica	Greenland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,427.66	$173.87 DKK1,119.72	+709.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,407.55	$54.77 DKK352.75	+156.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,303.09	$169.02 DKK1,088.48	+161.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,589.61	$234.75 DKK1,511.78	+223.4%
Average			+312.9%

Jamaica vs. Greenland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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