Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 5.5 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴323.88
|
$17.57
kr122.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴164.64
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.72
|
$3.50
kr24.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.61
|
$2.56
kr17.88
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.71
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴158.94
|
$16.84
kr117.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴154.89
|
$6.82
kr47.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴80.09
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴69.96
|
$6.31
kr43.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.84
|
$1.83
kr12.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.55
|
$2.06
kr14.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.98
|
$1.66
kr11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴40.01
|
$2.32
kr16.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.64
|
$1.53
kr10.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.42
|
$1.33
kr9.26
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴218.44
|
$3.05
kr21.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴377.86
|
$81.40
kr567.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴917,650.04
|
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴151.14
|
$50.95
kr355.14
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴199.94
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴18,051.35
|
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,944.33
|
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,970.37
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kiev
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,407.98
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴221,983.82
|
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pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴43.18
|
$9.15
kr63.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴53.57
|
$6.82
kr47.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴80.97
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,062.65
|
$40.19
kr280.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴161.94
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
|
pay 79.2% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,608.08
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,341.74
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,096.42
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,693.90
|
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
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