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
RON40.84
|
$17.97
DKK128.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$16.82
DKK120.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$1.94
DKK13.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$2.80
DKK20.04
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$4.26
DKK30.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$16.35
DKK116.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$3.93
DKK28.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$12.60
DKK90.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$2.12
DKK15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$2.06
DKK14.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$2.10
DKK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$1.58
DKK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$2.01
DKK14.38
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$3.20
DKK22.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$84.65
DKK605.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,710.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$48.51
DKK346.91
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$152.31
DKK1,089.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$778.50
DKK5,567.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$745.58
DKK5,332.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$175.85
DKK1,257.63
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$560.53
DKK4,008.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,950.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$4.93
DKK35.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$12.14
DKK86.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$26.54
DKK189.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$19.40
DKK138.76
|
|
pay 88.5% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$122.96
DKK879.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$38.09
DKK272.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$120.66
DKK862.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$208.33
DKK1,489.90
|
|
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