Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 95.1% more expensive than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.3% more in Greenland
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7 times more in Greenland
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Greenland
- Housing
-
pay 89.7% more in Greenland
- Childcare
-
pay 11.6% more in Greenland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Greenland
- Clothing
-
pay 60.8% more in Greenland
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Greenland are more expensive than in Portugal. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Greenland.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 77.3% more for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.41
|
$17.97
DKK123.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
$16.82
DKK116.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.94
DKK13.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$2.80
DKK19.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
$4.26
DKK29.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.66
|
$16.35
DKK112.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$10.42
DKK71.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$3.93
DKK27.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.98
|
$12.60
DKK86.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$2.12
DKK14.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$2.06
DKK14.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$2.10
DKK14.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.96
DKK13.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$1.58
DKK10.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$2.01
DKK13.87
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
$3.20
DKK22.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€34.91
|
$84.65
DKK583.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,550.91
|
$35,895.49
DKK247,599.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.93
|
$48.51
DKK334.59
|
|
pay 89.7% more for housing
|
Portugal
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
$152.31
DKK1,050.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€828.23
|
$778.50
DKK5,369.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€673.80
|
$745.58
DKK5,142.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
$175.85
DKK1,213.00
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€418.84
|
$560.53
DKK3,866.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,243.38
|
$10,060.80
DKK69,397.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.05
|
$10.42
DKK71.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$4.93
DKK34.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
$12.14
DKK83.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.69
|
$26.54
DKK183.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.22
|
$19.40
DKK133.84
|
|
pay 60.8% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.65
|
$122.96
DKK848.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
$38.09
DKK262.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€73.79
|
$120.66
DKK832.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€86.30
|
$208.33
DKK1,437.02
|
|
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