Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 32.1% cheaper than Greenland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.9% less in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 45.3% less in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 1.6% more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 36.1% less in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 73.5% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.5% less in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 28.1% less in Sweden
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.97
DKK115.37
|
$11.92
SEK115.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.82
DKK108.01
|
$9.45
SEK91.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
DKK12.46
|
$2.04
SEK19.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
DKK18.00
|
$1.93
SEK18.64
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.26
DKK27.38
|
$2.49
SEK24.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.35
DKK104.99
|
$5.18
SEK50.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.42
DKK66.92
|
$5.43
SEK52.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
DKK25.26
|
$3.74
SEK36.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.60
DKK80.90
|
$4.68
SEK45.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK13.61
|
$1.19
SEK11.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK13.26
|
$1.06
SEK10.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
DKK13.50
|
$1.13
SEK10.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK12.56
|
$1.73
SEK16.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
DKK10.12
|
$0.67
SEK6.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.01
DKK12.91
|
$0.70
SEK6.78
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.20
DKK20.58
|
$6.64
SEK64.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.65
DKK543.63
|
$68.10
SEK658.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,895.49
DKK230,510.09
|
$26,850.74
SEK259,579.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.51
DKK311.50
|
$21.47
SEK207.52
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Greenland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.31
DKK978.11
|
$30.29
SEK292.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.50
DKK4,999.31
|
$821.73
SEK7,944.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$745.58
DKK4,787.87
|
$641.62
SEK6,202.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.85
DKK1,129.27
|
$77.37
SEK748.00
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Greenland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.53
DKK3,599.56
|
$122.27
SEK1,182.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,060.80
DKK64,607.43
|
$3,135.75
SEK30,314.85
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.42
DKK66.91
|
$6.64
SEK64.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
DKK31.69
|
$3.78
SEK36.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.14
DKK77.99
|
$6.41
SEK61.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.54
DKK170.44
|
$38.70
SEK374.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.40
DKK124.60
|
$14.24
SEK137.63
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.96
DKK789.60
|
$79.10
SEK764.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.09
DKK244.59
|
$35.56
SEK343.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.66
DKK774.83
|
$84.42
SEK816.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$208.33
DKK1,337.84
|
$125.14
SEK1,209.79
|
|
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