Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 40.1% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Paris, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Paris
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.51
|
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Paris
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.00
|
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.95
|
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
Paris
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.76
|
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.33
|
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Paris
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Paris
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.86
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
?? |
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.14
|
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.46
|
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Paris
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.00
|
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
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