Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 3.5 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
MRO916
|
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MRO620
|
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.69
MRO964
|
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
MRO399
|
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
MRO327
|
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MRO287
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO153
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO124
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO122
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
?? |
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
MRO902
|
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
MRO936
|
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
|
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