Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 27.9% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$17.57
kr122.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
kr23.12
|
$3.50
kr24.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
kr19.75
|
$2.56
kr17.88
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
kr21.45
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
kr45.30
|
$16.84
kr117.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
kr52.32
|
$6.82
kr47.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
kr33.78
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
kr36.66
|
$6.31
kr43.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
kr9.32
|
$1.83
kr12.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr8.13
|
$2.06
kr14.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
kr8.86
|
$1.66
kr11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
kr13.34
|
$2.32
kr16.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.84
|
$1.53
kr10.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
kr5.04
|
$1.33
kr9.26
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
kr60.57
|
$3.05
kr21.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
kr551.08
|
$81.40
kr567.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
kr285,747.08
|
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
kr173.49
|
$50.95
kr355.14
|
|
pay 99.3% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
kr260.23
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
kr12,563.40
|
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
kr9,288.28
|
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
kr1,181.76
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
kr3,698.06
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
kr50,694.59
|
?? |
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
kr56.13
|
$9.15
kr63.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
kr42.75
|
$6.82
kr47.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
kr303.21
|
$40.19
kr280.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
kr122.46
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
kr746.26
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
kr357.97
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
kr834.40
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
kr1,179.45
|
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
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