Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 88.1% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Spain, you would:
pay 45.2% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$17.97
DKK128.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$16.82
DKK120.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.94
DKK13.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$2.80
DKK20.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$4.26
DKK30.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$16.35
DKK116.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$3.93
DKK28.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$12.60
DKK90.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$2.12
DKK15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$2.06
DKK14.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.10
DKK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.58
DKK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$2.01
DKK14.38
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$3.20
DKK22.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$84.65
DKK605.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,710.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$48.51
DKK346.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Spain
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$152.31
DKK1,089.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$778.50
DKK5,567.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$745.58
DKK5,332.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$175.85
DKK1,257.63
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$560.53
DKK4,008.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,950.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$4.93
DKK35.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$12.14
DKK86.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$26.54
DKK189.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$19.40
DKK138.76
|
|
pay 65.8% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$122.96
DKK879.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$38.09
DKK272.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$120.66
DKK862.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$208.33
DKK1,489.90
|
|
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