Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 51.7% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
DKK130.81
|
$6.24
TRY201.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.89
|
$6.07
TRY196.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
DKK15.24
|
$1.14
TRY36.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
DKK15.59
|
$0.42
TRY13.70
|
|
pay 76.7% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.32
DKK29.85
|
$0.69
TRY22.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.87
|
$3.56
TRY115.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.37
|
$2.89
TRY93.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.13
DKK28.52
|
$1.43
TRY46.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.56
|
$2.52
TRY81.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.38
|
$0.43
TRY13.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.89
|
$0.59
TRY18.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.15
|
$0.47
TRY15.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.65
|
$0.35
TRY11.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.62
|
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.13
|
$0.17
TRY5.51
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
DKK22.42
|
$4.52
TRY146.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK579.84
|
$18.83
TRY609.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK240,260.80
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,095.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK336.06
|
$6.53
TRY211.50
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK922.42
|
$10.43
TRY337.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$726.55
DKK5,021.85
|
$399.75
TRY12,944.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,843.80
|
$359.90
TRY11,654.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,150.70
|
$43.40
TRY1,405.27
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,812.07
|
$278.07
TRY9,004.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,884.06
TRY190,539.50
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.74
DKK74.21
|
$2.38
TRY76.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
DKK36.69
|
$2.28
TRY73.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.30
DKK85.00
|
$1.80
TRY58.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
DKK185.38
|
$32.86
TRY1,064.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.64
DKK135.74
|
$4.42
TRY143.10
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$124.59
DKK861.14
|
$45.31
TRY1,467.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK180.57
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK600.90
|
$80.01
TRY2,590.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,403.44
|
$73.48
TRY2,379.33
|
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