Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 4.3 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS500.00
|
$17.97
DKK127.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS490.00
|
$16.82
DKK119.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.29
|
$1.94
DKK13.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.56
|
$2.80
DKK19.84
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.18
|
$4.26
DKK30.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS443.00
|
$16.35
DKK115.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS279.78
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS151.47
|
$3.93
DKK27.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.15
|
$12.60
DKK89.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.63
|
$2.12
DKK15.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.32
|
$2.06
DKK14.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.34
|
$2.10
DKK14.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS77.79
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.60
|
$1.58
DKK11.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.70
|
$2.01
DKK14.23
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS250.38
|
$3.20
DKK22.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS650.00
|
$84.65
DKK599.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,400,000.00
|
$35,895.49
DKK254,068.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS360.00
|
$48.51
DKK343.34
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,038.42
|
$152.31
DKK1,078.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS40,917.92
|
$778.50
DKK5,510.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,434.35
|
$745.58
DKK5,277.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS1,998.93
|
$175.85
DKK1,244.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,838.89
|
$560.53
DKK3,967.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS531,725.00
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,210.33
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.00
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.22
|
$4.93
DKK34.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.50
|
$12.14
DKK85.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,707.07
|
$26.54
DKK187.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS375.00
|
$19.40
DKK137.33
|
|
pay 83.1% more for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,500.00
|
$122.96
DKK870.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,350.00
|
$38.09
DKK269.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,954.55
|
$120.66
DKK854.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,333.33
|
$208.33
DKK1,474.56
|
|
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