Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 65.4% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$17.57
kr123.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$16.22
kr113.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$3.50
kr24.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$2.56
kr17.96
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$3.22
kr22.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.77
|
$16.84
kr117.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.88
|
$6.82
kr47.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$3.59
kr25.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$6.31
kr44.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$1.83
kr12.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$2.06
kr14.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$1.66
kr11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$2.32
kr16.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$1.53
kr10.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$1.33
kr9.30
|
|
pay 78.7% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.02
|
$3.05
kr21.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.03
|
$81.40
kr569.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
$35,062.81
kr245,502.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$50.95
kr356.72
|
|
pay 99.6% more for housing
Singapore
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
$219.60
kr1,537.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
$1,024.80
kr7,175.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
$706.16
kr4,944.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
$167.93
kr1,175.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Singapore
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$9.15
kr64.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$6.82
kr47.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
$11.42
kr79.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.87
|
$40.19
kr281.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
$102.48
kr717.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
$26.35
kr184.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.28
|
$204.81
kr1,434.06
|
|
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