Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 4.8 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$17.97
DKK127.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$16.82
DKK119.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$1.94
DKK13.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$2.80
DKK19.84
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$4.26
DKK30.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$16.35
DKK115.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$3.93
DKK27.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$12.60
DKK89.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$2.12
DKK15.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$2.06
DKK14.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$2.10
DKK14.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$1.58
DKK11.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$2.01
DKK14.23
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$3.20
DKK22.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$84.65
DKK599.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$35,895.49
DKK254,068.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$48.51
DKK343.34
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$152.31
DKK1,078.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$778.50
DKK5,510.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$745.58
DKK5,277.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$175.85
DKK1,244.68
|
|
pay 76.8% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$560.53
DKK3,967.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$10,060.80
DKK71,210.33
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$10.42
DKK73.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$4.93
DKK34.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$12.14
DKK85.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$26.54
DKK187.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$19.40
DKK137.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$122.96
DKK870.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$38.09
DKK269.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$120.66
DKK854.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$208.33
DKK1,474.56
|
|
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