Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 3.3 times more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.82
LAK39,016
|
$15.97
DKK109.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
LAK69,536
|
$14.60
DKK100.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
LAK14,492
|
$2.95
DKK20.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
LAK9,203
|
$2.18
DKK14.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Vientiane
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
LAK19,976
|
$3.53
DKK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK302,265
|
$17.05
DKK117.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK141,687
|
$12.35
DKK84.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
LAK38,625
|
$4.75
DKK32.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
LAK64,623
|
$8.33
DKK57.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,410
|
$1.65
DKK11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LAK10,847
|
$1.87
DKK12.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
LAK20,380
|
$1.61
DKK11.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LAK13,244
|
$1.98
DKK13.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,137
|
$1.54
DKK10.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
LAK10,085
|
$1.76
DKK12.07
|
|
pay 57.1% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
LAK110,324
|
$3.74
DKK25.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,094,402
|
$83.89
DKK576.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK621,101,868
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,960.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.94
LAK385,122
|
$48.62
DKK334.25
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Vientiane
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.36
LAK286,952
|
$133.45
DKK917.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$863.65
LAK18,542,901
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,649.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.49
LAK16,864,793
|
$845.47
DKK5,812.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,405,151
|
$166.48
DKK1,144.48
|
|
pay 60.8% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,362,596
|
$551.52
DKK3,791.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK199,692,777
|
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pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LAK21,396
|
$9.07
DKK62.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
LAK35,848
|
$6.68
DKK45.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
LAK35,240
|
$11.61
DKK79.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,094,951
|
$46.35
DKK318.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,489
|
$21.77
DKK149.66
|
|
pay 92.9% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,759,664
|
$87.08
DKK598.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,338,181
|
$26.12
DKK179.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,262,759
|
$86.94
DKK597.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK916,654
|
$203.05
DKK1,395.85
|
|
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