Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 2.5 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$17.97
DKK128.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$16.82
DKK120.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$1.94
DKK13.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.80
DKK20.06
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$4.26
DKK30.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$16.35
DKK117.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$10.42
DKK74.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$3.93
DKK28.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$12.60
DKK90.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$2.12
DKK15.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$2.06
DKK14.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$2.10
DKK15.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.96
DKK14.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.58
DKK11.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$2.01
DKK14.39
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$3.20
DKK22.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
$84.65
DKK605.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
$35,895.49
DKK256,950.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
$48.51
DKK347.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
$152.31
DKK1,090.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,079
|
$778.50
DKK5,572.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,605
|
$745.58
DKK5,337.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
$175.85
DKK1,258.81
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,561
|
$560.53
DKK4,012.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
$10,060.80
DKK72,018.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$10.42
DKK74.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$4.93
DKK35.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$12.14
DKK86.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,599
|
$26.54
DKK189.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$19.40
DKK138.89
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Greenland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
$122.96
DKK880.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
$38.09
DKK272.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
$120.66
DKK863.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,283
|
$208.33
DKK1,491.29
|
|
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