Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Greenland

Greenland vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 47.1% more expensive than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% more in Greenland
Groceries: pay 87.3% more in Greenland
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Greenland
Housing: pay 48.6% more in Greenland
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in Greenland
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in Greenland

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

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Greenland vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% more for restaurants

	Sweden	Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK137.94	$24.12 DKK161.53	+71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK105.79	$15.83 DKK106.04	+47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.47	$3.18 DKK21.30	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.32	$3.20 DKK21.46	+54.9%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 87.3% more for groceries

	Sweden	Greenland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.72	$4.72 DKK31.60	+67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.24	$17.23 DKK115.38	+201.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK59.65	$11.15 DKK74.69	+83.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.59	$5.11 DKK34.21	+20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK51.60	$14.20 DKK95.12	+170.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.33	$2.04 DKK13.65	+50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.25	$1.87 DKK12.52	+63.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.72	$2.41 DKK16.16	+86.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK18.98	$2.29 DKK15.36	+18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.47	$1.70 DKK11.38	+123.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.16	$1.99 DKK13.31	+172.6%
Average			+87.3%

Sweden vs. Greenland - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Sweden	Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.30	$3.45 DKK23.10	-48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK764.26	$86.14 DKK576.91	+10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK314K	$38,949.79 DKK261K	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK223.44	$50.93 DKK341.13	+124.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 48.6% more for housing

	Sweden	Greenland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK374.96	$157.22 DKK1,052.98	+312.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	$1,018.67 DKK6,822.47	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	$1,013.69 DKK6,789.11	+51.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK959.99	$194.75 DKK1,304.31	+99.3%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Sweden	Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	$576.76 DKK3,862.77	+272.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	$8,246.87 DKK55,232.58	+12.3%
Average			+104.4%

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pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.34	$11.42 DKK76.50	+55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK43.70	$5.92 DKK39.63	+33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.14	$9.91 DKK66.38	+31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK404.10	$59.82 DKK400.66	+45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK153.10	$17.98 DKK120.40	+15.4%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Sweden	Greenland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK897.86	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK442.04	$52.43 DKK351.16	+16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK933.85	$170.78 DKK1,143.78	+79.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	$224.71 DKK1,504.97	+51.1%
Average			+46.8%

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