Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 29.3% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.97
|
$17.97
DKK128.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.71
|
$16.82
DKK120.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.82
|
$1.94
DKK13.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.24
|
$2.80
DKK20.04
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
$4.26
DKK30.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$16.35
DKK116.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
$3.93
DKK28.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.60
|
$12.60
DKK90.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$2.12
DKK15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$2.06
DKK14.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$2.10
DKK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.58
DKK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$2.01
DKK14.38
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.48
|
$3.20
DKK22.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.93
|
$84.65
DKK605.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,621.85
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,710.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.81
|
$48.51
DKK346.91
|
|
pay 44.6% more for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.34
|
$152.31
DKK1,089.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,236.01
|
$778.50
DKK5,567.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,008.50
|
$745.58
DKK5,332.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€180.02
|
$175.85
DKK1,257.63
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,560.85
|
$560.53
DKK4,008.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,677.83
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,950.81
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.32
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.45
|
$4.93
DKK35.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.05
|
$12.14
DKK86.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.38
|
$26.54
DKK189.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.37
|
$19.40
DKK138.76
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.87
|
$122.96
DKK879.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.68
|
$38.09
DKK272.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.78
|
$120.66
DKK862.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€113.64
|
$208.33
DKK1,489.90
|
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