Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 45.2% more expensive than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
|
pay 89.9% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
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pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
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