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
AWG28.84
|
$17.97
DKK127.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$16.82
DKK119.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.94
DKK13.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$2.80
DKK19.84
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$4.26
DKK30.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$16.35
DKK115.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$3.93
DKK27.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$12.60
DKK89.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$2.12
DKK15.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$2.06
DKK14.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$2.10
DKK14.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$1.58
DKK11.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$2.01
DKK14.23
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$3.20
DKK22.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$84.65
DKK599.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$35,895.49
DKK254,068.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$48.51
DKK343.34
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$152.31
DKK1,078.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$778.50
DKK5,510.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$745.58
DKK5,277.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$175.85
DKK1,244.68
|
|
pay 92.5% more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$560.53
DKK3,967.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,210.33
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$4.93
DKK34.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$12.14
DKK85.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$26.54
DKK187.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$19.40
DKK137.33
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$122.96
DKK870.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$38.09
DKK269.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$120.66
DKK854.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$208.33
DKK1,474.56
|
|
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