Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 98.9% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
$17.97
DKK128.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
$16.82
DKK120.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$1.94
DKK13.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$2.80
DKK20.04
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
$4.26
DKK30.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
$16.35
DKK116.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
$3.93
DKK28.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
$12.60
DKK90.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
$2.12
DKK15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$2.06
DKK14.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
$2.10
DKK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
$1.58
DKK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
$2.01
DKK14.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
$3.20
DKK22.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
$84.65
DKK605.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,710.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
$48.51
DKK346.91
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
$152.31
DKK1,089.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
$778.50
DKK5,567.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
$745.58
DKK5,332.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
$175.85
DKK1,257.63
|
|
pay 68.5% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
$560.53
DKK4,008.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,950.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
$4.93
DKK35.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
$12.14
DKK86.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
$26.54
DKK189.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
$19.40
DKK138.76
|
|
pay 99.4% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
$122.96
DKK879.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
$38.09
DKK272.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
$120.66
DKK862.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
$208.33
DKK1,489.90
|
|
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