Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.0 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK119.14
|
$18.92
DKK130.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK97.90
|
$14.60
DKK100.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.28
|
$2.21
DKK15.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.84
|
$2.26
DKK15.51
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK26.83
|
$4.32
DKK29.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK55.90
|
$17.05
DKK117.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK58.85
|
$12.35
DKK84.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.23
|
$4.13
DKK28.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.45
|
$8.33
DKK57.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.81
|
$1.65
DKK11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.25
|
$1.87
DKK12.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.98
|
$1.61
DKK11.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK18.99
|
$1.98
DKK13.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.02
|
$1.54
DKK10.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.62
|
$1.76
DKK12.07
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK71.63
|
$3.24
DKK22.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK717.45
|
$83.89
DKK576.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK284,942.27
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,960.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK224.50
|
$48.62
DKK334.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK305.75
|
$133.45
DKK917.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,196.52
|
$726.55
DKK4,994.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,876.56
|
$845.47
DKK5,812.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK727.02
|
$166.48
DKK1,144.48
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,275.19
|
$551.52
DKK3,791.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,079.01
|
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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK71.76
|
$10.74
DKK73.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.44
|
$5.31
DKK36.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK65.78
|
$12.30
DKK84.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK415.06
|
$26.82
DKK184.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK144.76
|
$19.64
DKK135.01
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK843.83
|
$124.59
DKK856.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK363.35
|
$26.12
DKK179.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK865.24
|
$86.94
DKK597.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,242.25
|
$203.05
DKK1,395.85
|
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