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Greenland vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 4.9 times more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in Greenland
Groceries: pay 19.9% more in Greenland
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Greenland
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Greenland
Childcare: pay 24.6 times more in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Greenland
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in Greenland

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Greenland are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Greenland. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Greenland.

Greenland vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Greenland instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.54 TMT121.25	$17.97 DKK129.78	-48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 TMT45.00	$16.82 DKK121.50	+31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 TMT11.38	$1.94 DKK14.02	-40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 TMT3.67	$2.80 DKK20.25	+168.3%
Average			+27.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Greenland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Greenland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 TMT8.38	$4.26 DKK30.80	+78.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.90 TMT62.83	$16.35 DKK118.10	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.12 TMT56.59	$10.42 DKK75.28	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 TMT24.00	$3.93 DKK28.41	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 TMT18.90	$12.60 DKK91.01	+134.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.71 TMT9.53	$2.12 DKK15.31	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.01 TMT14.06	$2.06 DKK14.91	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.65 TMT12.81	$2.10 DKK15.19	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 TMT6.01	$1.96 DKK14.13	+14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 TMT3.63	$1.58 DKK11.38	+52.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 TMT2.95	$2.01 DKK14.52	+139.3%
Average			+19.9%

Turkmenistan vs. Greenland - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.56 TMT5.49	$3.20 DKK23.15	+104.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.55 TMT30.00	$84.65 DKK611.54	+890.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,803.42 TMT153,750.00	$35,895.49 DKK259,307.25	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 TMT34.00	$48.51 DKK350.42	+400.8%
Average			+344.5%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Greenland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$94.97 TMT333.33	$152.31 DKK1,100.30	+60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,125.36 TMT3,950.00	$778.50 DKK5,623.86	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$747.86 TMT2,625.00	$745.58 DKK5,386.01	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$435.73 TMT1,529.41	$175.85 DKK1,270.35	-59.6%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 24.6 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.79 TMT80.00	$560.53 DKK4,049.24	+2359.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,060.80 DKK72,678.71
Average			+2359.3%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.06 TMT17.75	$10.42 DKK75.27	+106.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.98 TMT24.50	$4.93 DKK35.65	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.49 TMT100.00	$12.14 DKK87.73	-57.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$147.20 TMT516.67	$26.54 DKK191.73	-82.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.25 TMT50.00	$19.40 DKK140.17	+36.2%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Greenland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.47 TMT300.00	$122.96 DKK888.24	+43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.08 TMT425.00	$38.09 DKK275.14	-68.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.82 TMT575.00	$120.66 DKK871.63	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.94 TMT600.00	$208.33 DKK1,504.97	+21.9%
Average			-7.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Greenland - Cost of clothing

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