Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 40.5% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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