Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 5.1% more expensive than Nuuk.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 79.4% more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
Nuuk
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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