Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 77.3% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Athens, you would:
pay 97.3% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.96
|
$15.97
DKK109.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
$14.60
DKK100.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$2.95
DKK20.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.18
DKK14.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Athens
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$3.53
DKK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.34
|
$17.05
DKK117.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$12.35
DKK84.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$4.75
DKK32.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$8.33
DKK57.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.65
DKK11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.87
DKK12.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.61
DKK11.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.98
DKK13.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$1.54
DKK10.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.76
DKK12.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Athens
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.06
|
$3.74
DKK25.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
$83.89
DKK576.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,237.94
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,960.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.17
|
$48.62
DKK334.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Athens
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.00
|
$133.45
DKK917.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€580.54
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,649.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.83
|
$845.47
DKK5,812.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€152.01
|
$166.48
DKK1,144.48
|
|
pay 14.2% more for childcare
Athens
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.88
|
$551.52
DKK3,791.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,569.80
|
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pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$9.07
DKK62.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.34
|
$6.68
DKK45.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
$11.61
DKK79.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.85
|
$46.35
DKK318.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.98
|
$21.77
DKK149.66
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Athens
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.89
|
$87.08
DKK598.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$26.12
DKK179.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.84
|
$86.94
DKK597.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.50
|
$203.05
DKK1,395.85
|
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