Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.7 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Albania, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$17.97
DKK127.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$16.82
DKK119.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$1.94
DKK13.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$2.80
DKK19.84
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$4.26
DKK30.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$16.35
DKK115.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$3.93
DKK27.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$12.60
DKK89.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$2.12
DKK15.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$2.06
DKK14.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.10
DKK14.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$1.58
DKK11.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$2.01
DKK14.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$3.20
DKK22.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$84.65
DKK599.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$35,895.49
DKK254,068.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$48.51
DKK343.34
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$152.31
DKK1,078.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$778.50
DKK5,510.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$745.58
DKK5,277.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$175.85
DKK1,244.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$560.53
DKK3,967.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,210.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$4.93
DKK34.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$12.14
DKK85.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$26.54
DKK187.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$19.40
DKK137.33
|
|
pay 60.0% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$122.96
DKK870.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$38.09
DKK269.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$120.66
DKK854.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$208.33
DKK1,474.56
|
|
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