Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 65.6% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Austria, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.04
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 64.6% more for groceries
Austria
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.77
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
Austria
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.64
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.38
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Austria
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€689.67
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€576.98
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Austria
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.49
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
?? |
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.56
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.84
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Austria
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.54
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
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