Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 3.3 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.84
|
$18.92
DKK131.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
$14.60
DKK101.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$2.21
DKK15.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$2.26
DKK15.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$4.32
DKK30.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.44
|
$17.05
DKK118.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.06
|
$12.35
DKK86.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
$4.13
DKK28.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$8.33
DKK58.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$1.65
DKK11.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$1.87
DKK12.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$1.61
DKK11.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$1.98
DKK13.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$1.54
DKK10.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.77
|
$3.24
DKK22.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.24
|
$83.89
DKK584.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
$34,760.46
DKK242,130.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.89
|
$48.62
DKK338.68
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
$133.45
DKK929.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
$726.55
DKK5,060.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
$845.47
DKK5,889.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
$166.48
DKK1,159.66
|
|
pay 67.6% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
$551.52
DKK3,841.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.74
|
$10.74
DKK74.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.45
|
$5.31
DKK36.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
$12.30
DKK85.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
$26.82
DKK186.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.06
|
$19.64
DKK136.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
$124.59
DKK867.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
$26.12
DKK181.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
$86.94
DKK605.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
$203.05
DKK1,414.37
|
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