Travel budget and cost of living in Greenland how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Greenland and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Greenland. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Greenland travel budget.
Travel budget in Greenland
Greenland: calculate your travel budget
Greenland: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Greenland for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 146 for 2 ppl.
- $ 27 per person
- $ 14 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 3163* (19726 DKK)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 227 for 2 ppl.
- $ 54 per person
- $ 43 per person
- $ 23 per person
Total budget:
$ 6511* (40600 DKK)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 291 for 2 ppl.
- $ 84 per person
- $ 102 per person
- $ 46 per person
Total budget:
$ 10534* (65688 DKK)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Greenland in 2023
Cost of living: Greenland VS United States
On average, the cost of living in Greenland in 2023 is 24% higher than in the United States (USA).
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Cost of living in Greenland by city
See the table below for the variation in the cost of living in different cities in Greenland compared to the national average.
Cities | /Greenland | View Details |
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Nuuk | 6% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Nuuk |
Local prices in Greenland by expense type
Greenland: Restaurant budget

($ 12 to $ 29)
13% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 29 to $ 82)
1% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 15 to $ 21)
49% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 5.5 to $ 13)
21% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.2 to $ 4.8)
9% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.4 to $ 8)
15% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.7 to $ 3.3)
0% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.8 to $ 4.9)
7% more than in the United States (USA)

Greenland: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 194 to $ 232)
44% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 237 to $ 260)
19% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 346 to $ 346)
10% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 145 to $ 149)
13% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 163 to $ 241)
4% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 195 to $ 195)
2% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 150 to $ 151)
41% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 327 to $ 358)
72% more than in the United States (USA)

Greenland: Supermarket food budget

($ 1.6 to $ 5.6)
184% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.9 to $ 5.6)
7% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.2 to $ 8.2)
43% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.5 to $ 6.9)
15% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 16 to $ 26)
51% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 4.1 to $ 8.2)
6% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.2 to $ 5.6)
12% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.2 to $ 4.2)
25% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.6 to $ 3.2)
4% more than in the United States (USA)

Greenland: Public and private transport budget

($ 3.2 to $ 3.3)
23% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.9 to $ 9.7)
239% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.7 to $ 1)
25% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.2 to $ 8)
6% less than in the United States (USA)

Greenland: Leisure activity budget

($ 15 to $ 33)
64% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.4 to $ 4.8)
88% less than in the United States (USA)

Greenland: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 13 to $ 16)
37% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 97 to $ 180)
125% more than in the United States (USA)


( $ 30)
36% less than in the United States (USA)

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 1206)

(fair price: $ 1752)

(fair price: $ 1275)

(fair price: $ 1318)

(fair price: $ 2022)

(fair price: $ 1874)
About the information on the cost of living in Greenland
The information about the cost of living in Greenland shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Easyvoyage and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Greenland updated on 25-05-2023.
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