Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 30.1% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Texas, you would:
pay 26.5% more for restaurants
Texas
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$17.97
DKK128.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$16.82
DKK120.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.94
DKK13.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.80
DKK20.04
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
Texas
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$4.26
DKK30.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$16.35
DKK116.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$3.93
DKK28.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$12.60
DKK90.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$2.12
DKK15.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$2.06
DKK14.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$2.10
DKK15.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.58
DKK11.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$2.01
DKK14.38
|
|
pay 51.8% more for transportation
Texas
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$3.20
DKK22.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$84.65
DKK605.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,710.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$48.51
DKK346.91
|
|
pay 8.4% more for housing
Texas
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$152.31
DKK1,089.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$778.50
DKK5,567.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$745.58
DKK5,332.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$175.85
DKK1,257.63
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Texas
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$560.53
DKK4,008.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,950.81
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$4.93
DKK35.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$12.14
DKK86.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$26.54
DKK189.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$19.40
DKK138.76
|
|
pay 62.4% more for clothing
Texas
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$122.96
DKK879.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$38.09
DKK272.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$120.66
DKK862.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$208.33
DKK1,489.90
|
|
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