Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 5.0 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 8.6 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
?? |
pay 6.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
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