Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 3.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.60
|
$17.97
DKK128.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
$16.82
DKK120.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.04
|
$1.94
DKK13.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$2.80
DKK20.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
$4.26
DKK30.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
$16.35
DKK116.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.06
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
$3.93
DKK28.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
$12.60
DKK90.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
$2.12
DKK15.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
$2.06
DKK14.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
$2.10
DKK15.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
$1.58
DKK11.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
$2.01
DKK14.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
$3.20
DKK22.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
$84.65
DKK605.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,710.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
$48.51
DKK346.91
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
$152.31
DKK1,089.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
$778.50
DKK5,567.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
$745.58
DKK5,332.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
$175.85
DKK1,257.63
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
$560.53
DKK4,008.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,950.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.05
|
$10.42
DKK74.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
$4.93
DKK35.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
$12.14
DKK86.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
$26.54
DKK189.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
$19.40
DKK138.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
$122.96
DKK879.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
$38.09
DKK272.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
$120.66
DKK862.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
$208.33
DKK1,489.90
|
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