Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 22.9% more expensive than Greenland.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.97
DKK127.57
|
$20.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.82
DKK119.42
|
$11.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
DKK13.78
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
DKK19.90
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.26
DKK30.28
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.35
DKK116.09
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.42
DKK73.99
|
$3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
DKK27.93
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.60
DKK89.46
|
$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.04
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.66
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
DKK14.93
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK13.89
|
$2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
DKK11.19
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.01
DKK14.27
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.20
DKK22.75
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.65
DKK601.10
|
$79.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,895.49
DKK254,879.54
|
$32,788.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.51
DKK344.43
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Greenland
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.31
DKK1,081.52
|
$69.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.50
DKK5,527.83
|
$1,832.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$745.58
DKK5,294.04
|
$1,500.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.85
DKK1,248.66
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Greenland
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.53
DKK3,980.10
|
$1,614.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,060.80
DKK71,437.71
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.42
DKK73.99
|
$6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
DKK35.04
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.14
DKK86.24
|
$9.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.54
DKK188.46
|
$58.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.40
DKK137.77
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.96
DKK873.07
|
$53.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.09
DKK270.44
|
$41.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.66
DKK856.74
|
$92.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$208.33
DKK1,479.27
|
$126.91
|
|
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