Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 3.0 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Romania, you would:
pay 96.3% more for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.44
|
$17.97
DKK127.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
$16.82
DKK119.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.11
|
$1.94
DKK13.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.75
|
$2.80
DKK19.84
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
$4.26
DKK30.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.91
|
$16.35
DKK115.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.79
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
$3.93
DKK27.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.76
|
$12.60
DKK89.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$2.12
DKK15.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.10
|
$2.06
DKK14.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$2.10
DKK14.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.01
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$1.58
DKK11.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$2.01
DKK14.23
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.67
|
$3.20
DKK22.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON97.95
|
$84.65
DKK599.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
$35,895.49
DKK254,068.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.22
|
$48.51
DKK343.34
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
$152.31
DKK1,078.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
$778.50
DKK5,510.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
$745.58
DKK5,277.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
$175.85
DKK1,244.68
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
$560.53
DKK3,967.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,210.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.52
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$4.93
DKK34.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
$12.14
DKK85.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON176.73
|
$26.54
DKK187.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.24
|
$19.40
DKK137.33
|
|
pay 88.5% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
$122.96
DKK870.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
$38.09
DKK269.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
$120.66
DKK854.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON380.52
|
$208.33
DKK1,474.56
|
|
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