Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 66.4% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 59.9% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$17.97
DKK128.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$16.82
DKK120.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$1.94
DKK13.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$2.80
DKK20.04
|
|
pay 91.2% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$4.26
DKK30.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$16.35
DKK116.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$3.93
DKK28.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$12.60
DKK90.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$2.12
DKK15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$2.06
DKK14.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$2.10
DKK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$1.58
DKK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$2.01
DKK14.38
|
|
pay 25.6% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$3.20
DKK22.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$84.65
DKK605.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,710.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$48.51
DKK346.91
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$152.31
DKK1,089.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$778.50
DKK5,567.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$745.58
DKK5,332.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$175.85
DKK1,257.63
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$560.53
DKK4,008.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,950.81
|
|
pay 90.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$4.93
DKK35.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$12.14
DKK86.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$26.54
DKK189.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$19.40
DKK138.76
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$122.96
DKK879.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$38.09
DKK272.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$120.66
DKK862.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$208.33
DKK1,489.90
|
|
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