Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 11.9% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Nuuk
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
Nuuk
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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