Cost of living comparison
Norway is 13.1% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Norway instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
|
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.97
DKK128.48
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.82
DKK120.28
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
DKK13.88
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
DKK20.04
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.26
DKK30.49
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.35
DKK116.92
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
DKK28.13
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.60
DKK90.10
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.15
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.76
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
DKK15.04
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
DKK11.27
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.01
DKK14.38
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
|
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.20
DKK22.92
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$84.65
DKK605.41
|
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,895.49
DKK256,710.21
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.51
DKK346.91
|
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.31
DKK1,089.28
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.50
DKK5,567.54
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$745.58
DKK5,332.07
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.85
DKK1,257.63
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 45.3% less for childcare
|
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.53
DKK4,008.69
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,060.80
DKK71,950.81
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
DKK35.29
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.14
DKK86.85
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.54
DKK189.81
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.40
DKK138.76
|
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Greenland
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.96
DKK879.34
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.09
DKK272.39
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.66
DKK862.90
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$208.33
DKK1,489.90
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
|
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