Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 78.2% more expensive than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 63.9% more for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$17.57
kr123.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$16.22
kr113.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$3.50
kr24.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$2.56
kr17.96
|
|
pay 75.5% more for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$3.22
kr22.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$16.84
kr117.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$6.82
kr47.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.59
kr25.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$6.31
kr44.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$1.83
kr12.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$2.06
kr14.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$1.66
kr11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$2.32
kr16.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$1.53
kr10.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$1.33
kr9.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$3.05
kr21.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.40
kr569.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$35,062.81
kr245,502.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$50.95
kr356.72
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$219.60
kr1,537.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$1,024.80
kr7,175.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$706.16
kr4,944.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$167.93
kr1,175.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
?? |
pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$9.15
kr64.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$6.82
kr47.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$11.42
kr79.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$40.19
kr281.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$102.48
kr717.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$26.35
kr184.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$204.81
kr1,434.06
|
|
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