Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 4.1 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽794.52
|
$17.57
kr122.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽454.01
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽94.13
|
$3.50
kr24.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽52.61
|
$2.56
kr17.88
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽63.56
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽476.98
|
$16.84
kr117.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽370.37
|
$6.82
kr47.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽130.78
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽183.99
|
$6.31
kr43.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.06
|
$1.83
kr12.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.30
|
$2.06
kr14.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽64.55
|
$1.66
kr11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽129.22
|
$2.32
kr16.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽24.80
|
$1.53
kr10.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.36
|
$1.33
kr9.26
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽227.88
|
$3.05
kr21.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,837.56
|
$81.40
kr567.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,837,557.14
|
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽363.21
|
$50.95
kr355.14
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽594.43
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽79,281.35
|
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽45,819.79
|
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,349.15
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Moscow
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽44,946.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽840,646.31
|
?? |
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽283.76
|
$9.15
kr63.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽236.68
|
$6.82
kr47.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽232.11
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,525.37
|
$40.19
kr280.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽567.51
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
Moscow
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,685.91
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,234.67
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,825.35
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,189.33
|
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
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