Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 4.7 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Greenland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$18.92
DKK130.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$14.60
DKK100.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.21
DKK15.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$2.26
DKK15.51
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$4.32
DKK29.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$17.05
DKK117.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$12.35
DKK84.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$4.13
DKK28.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$8.33
DKK57.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.65
DKK11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.87
DKK12.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.61
DKK11.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.98
DKK13.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$1.54
DKK10.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$1.76
DKK12.07
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.24
DKK22.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$83.89
DKK576.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,960.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$48.62
DKK334.25
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$133.45
DKK917.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$726.55
DKK4,994.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$845.47
DKK5,812.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$166.48
DKK1,144.48
|
|
pay 24.1 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$551.52
DKK3,791.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? | |
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$10.74
DKK73.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$5.31
DKK36.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$12.30
DKK84.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$26.82
DKK184.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$19.64
DKK135.01
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$124.59
DKK856.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$26.12
DKK179.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$86.94
DKK597.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$203.05
DKK1,395.85
|
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