Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 99.5% more expensive than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 68.1% more for restaurants
|
Marshall Islands
|
Greenland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$18.92
DKK130.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$14.60
DKK100.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$2.21
DKK15.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$2.26
DKK15.53
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
|
Marshall Islands
|
Greenland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$4.32
DKK29.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$17.05
DKK117.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$12.35
DKK85.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$4.13
DKK28.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.33
DKK57.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
DKK11.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.87
DKK12.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
DKK11.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.98
DKK13.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.54
DKK10.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.76
DKK12.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Marshall Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$3.24
DKK22.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$83.89
DKK577.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$34,760.46
DKK239,301.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$48.62
DKK334.72
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
|
Marshall Islands
|
Greenland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$133.45
DKK918.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$726.55
DKK5,001.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$845.47
DKK5,820.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$166.48
DKK1,146.11
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Marshall Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$551.52
DKK3,796.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
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pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Marshall Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$10.74
DKK73.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$5.31
DKK36.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.30
DKK84.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$26.82
DKK184.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$19.64
DKK135.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Marshall Islands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$124.59
DKK857.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$26.12
DKK179.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$86.94
DKK598.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$203.05
DKK1,397.84
|
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