Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.1 times more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
$17.97
DKK128.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
$16.82
DKK120.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$1.94
DKK13.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$2.80
DKK20.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$4.26
DKK30.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
$16.35
DKK117.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
$10.42
DKK74.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
$3.93
DKK28.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
$12.60
DKK90.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$2.12
DKK15.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$2.06
DKK14.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$2.10
DKK15.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$1.96
DKK14.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$1.58
DKK11.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$2.01
DKK14.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
$3.20
DKK22.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
$84.65
DKK605.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,950.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
$48.51
DKK347.23
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
$152.31
DKK1,090.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
$778.50
DKK5,572.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
$745.58
DKK5,337.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
$175.85
DKK1,258.81
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
$560.53
DKK4,012.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
$10,060.80
DKK72,018.22
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
$10.42
DKK74.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
$4.93
DKK35.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
$12.14
DKK86.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
$26.54
DKK189.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
$19.40
DKK138.89
|
|
pay 85.6% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
$122.96
DKK880.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
$38.09
DKK272.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
$120.66
DKK863.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
$208.33
DKK1,491.29
|
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