Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 76.4% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Malta, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.77
|
$17.97
DKK127.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$16.82
DKK119.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.05
|
$1.94
DKK13.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.46
|
$2.80
DKK19.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Malta
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
$4.26
DKK30.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.17
|
$16.35
DKK115.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.26
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
$3.93
DKK27.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.38
|
$12.60
DKK89.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$2.12
DKK15.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$2.06
DKK14.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$2.10
DKK14.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.58
DKK11.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$2.01
DKK14.23
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
|
Malta
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.14
|
$3.20
DKK22.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.41
|
$84.65
DKK599.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
$35,895.49
DKK254,068.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€26.98
|
$48.51
DKK343.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Malta
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
$152.31
DKK1,078.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€898.44
|
$778.50
DKK5,510.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€763.19
|
$745.58
DKK5,277.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
$175.85
DKK1,244.68
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
|
Malta
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€557.11
|
$560.53
DKK3,967.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,210.33
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.26
|
$4.93
DKK34.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
$12.14
DKK85.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€53.92
|
$26.54
DKK187.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$19.40
DKK137.33
|
|
pay 46.9% more for clothing
|
Malta
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$122.96
DKK870.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
$38.09
DKK269.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
$120.66
DKK854.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€94.44
|
$208.33
DKK1,474.56
|
|
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