Cost of living comparison

 Sierra Leone
compared to
 Greenland
Greenland vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 3.4 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.2 times more in Greenland
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in Greenland
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Greenland
Housing
pay 11.2% more in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.6 times more in Greenland
Clothing
pay 6.8 times more in Greenland

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Greenland are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Greenland.

Greenland vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Greenland instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

 
Sierra Leone
Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$17.97
DKK123.92
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$16.82
DKK116.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$1.94
DKK13.38

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Sierra Leone
Greenland
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$4.26
DKK29.41
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $16.35
DKK112.77
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$10.42
DKK71.88

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Sierra Leone
Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$3.20
DKK22.10
Monthly public transit pass ?? $84.65
DKK583.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$35,895.49
DKK247,599.93

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pay 11.2% more for housing

 
Sierra Leone
Greenland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$152.31
DKK1,050.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$778.50
DKK5,369.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$745.58
DKK5,142.84

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Sierra Leone
Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $560.53
DKK3,866.43
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $10,060.80
DKK69,397.38

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Sierra Leone
Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$10.42
DKK71.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$4.93
DKK34.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$12.14
DKK83.77

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pay 6.8 times more for clothing

 
Sierra Leone
Greenland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$122.96
DKK848.14
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$38.09
DKK262.72
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$120.66
DKK832.27

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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