Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 23.0% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$7.57
¥1,179
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
$5.30
¥825
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
$1.29
¥201
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
$0.88
¥137
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
$1.58
¥246
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
$7.12
¥1,109
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
$5.46
¥850
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
$2.04
¥318
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
$3.81
¥593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
$3.30
¥515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
$1.52
¥237
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$3.33
¥518
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
$2.26
¥352
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$2.29
¥357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$1.79
¥278
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
$4.77
¥743
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
$75.67
¥11,787
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
$28.75
¥4,479
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
$671.52
¥104,606
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
$4.16
¥648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
$3.54
¥552
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
$4.54
¥707
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
$72.81
¥11,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$13.62
¥2,122
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
$103.70
¥16,154
|
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