Cost of living comparison
London is 11.2% more expensive than Nuuk.
If you lived in London instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$21.12
£16.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
$9.10
£7.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
$4.08
£3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
$5.80
£4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 62.1% more for transportation
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
$8.25
£6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
$198.74
£158.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
$31,052.51
£24,794.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
$22.83
£18.23
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
$36.24
£28.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
$2,575.57
£2,056.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
$1,776.05
£1,418.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
$286.24
£228.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,945.82
£1,553.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$21,135.46
£16,875.97
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
$7.45
£5.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
$4.25
£3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
$16.15
£12.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
$56.73
£45.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
$92.70
£74.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
$42.71
£34.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
$92.09
£73.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
$120.19
£95.97
|
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