Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 56.0% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.11
|
$15.97
DKK110.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.07
|
$14.60
DKK100.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$2.95
DKK20.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$2.18
DKK15.05
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
$3.53
DKK24.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.94
|
$17.05
DKK117.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.43
|
$12.35
DKK85.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$4.75
DKK32.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.34
|
$8.33
DKK57.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.65
DKK11.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.87
DKK12.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.61
DKK11.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.79
|
$1.98
DKK13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.54
DKK10.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.76
DKK12.13
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.28
|
$3.74
DKK25.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.08
|
$83.89
DKK579.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,476.51
|
$34,760.46
DKK240,260.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.67
|
$48.62
DKK336.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.13
|
$133.45
DKK922.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,026.32
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,691.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€819.56
|
$845.47
DKK5,843.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.11
|
$166.48
DKK1,150.70
|
|
pay 64.1% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€310.93
|
$551.52
DKK3,812.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,798.35
|
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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.06
|
$9.07
DKK62.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.50
|
$6.68
DKK46.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.27
|
$11.61
DKK80.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.05
|
$46.35
DKK320.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.12
|
$21.77
DKK150.48
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.68
|
$87.08
DKK601.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.28
|
$26.12
DKK180.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.27
|
$86.94
DKK600.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.70
|
$203.05
DKK1,403.44
|
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