Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 20.6% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
$3.94
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$0.68
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
|
pay 5.6% more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
$582.39
€540.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
$3.25
€3.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
$43.88
€40.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
$107.56
€99.79
|
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