Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 68.8% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Germany, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.91
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Germany
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 27.4% more for transportation
Germany
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.71
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.16
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.32
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Germany
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€704.85
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.17
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Germany
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
?? |
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.03
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.26
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.20
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 51.4% more for clothing
Germany
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.28
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
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