Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 40.7% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$17.97
DKK128.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$16.82
DKK120.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.94
DKK13.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.80
DKK20.04
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$4.26
DKK30.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$16.35
DKK116.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$3.93
DKK28.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$12.60
DKK90.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$2.12
DKK15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$2.06
DKK14.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$2.10
DKK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.58
DKK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$2.01
DKK14.38
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$3.20
DKK22.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$84.65
DKK605.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,710.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$48.51
DKK346.91
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$152.31
DKK1,089.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$778.50
DKK5,567.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$745.58
DKK5,332.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$175.85
DKK1,257.63
|
|
pay 92.5% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$560.53
DKK4,008.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,950.81
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$4.93
DKK35.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$12.14
DKK86.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$26.54
DKK189.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$19.40
DKK138.76
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$122.96
DKK879.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$38.09
DKK272.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$120.66
DKK862.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$208.33
DKK1,489.90
|
|
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