Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 78.7% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$17.57
kr122.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$3.50
kr24.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.56
kr17.88
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$16.84
kr117.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$6.82
kr47.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$6.31
kr43.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.83
kr12.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.06
kr14.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.66
kr11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$2.32
kr16.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.53
kr10.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.33
kr9.26
|
|
pay 32.1% more for transportation
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$3.05
kr21.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$81.40
kr567.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$50.95
kr355.14
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$9.15
kr63.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$6.82
kr47.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$40.19
kr280.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
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