Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.1% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
|
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.97
DKK128.60
|
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.82
DKK120.40
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
DKK13.89
|
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
DKK20.06
|
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
|
pay 75.4% less for groceries
|
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.26
DKK30.52
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.35
DKK117.03
|
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.42
DKK74.59
|
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
DKK28.16
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.60
DKK90.18
|
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.17
|
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.78
|
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
DKK15.05
|
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK14.00
|
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
DKK11.28
|
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.01
DKK14.39
|
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
|
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.20
DKK22.94
|
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$84.65
DKK605.98
|
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,895.49
DKK256,950.71
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.51
DKK347.23
|
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
|
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.31
DKK1,090.30
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.50
DKK5,572.75
|
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$745.58
DKK5,337.06
|
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.85
DKK1,258.81
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
|
pay 29.3% less for childcare
|
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.53
DKK4,012.44
|
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,060.80
DKK72,018.22
|
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.42
DKK74.59
|
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
DKK35.32
|
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.14
DKK86.94
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.54
DKK189.99
|
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.40
DKK138.89
|
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
|
Greenland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.96
DKK880.17
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.09
DKK272.64
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.66
DKK863.70
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$208.33
DKK1,491.29
|
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
|
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