Cost of living comparison
Athens is 29.8% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Athens instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr123.01
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.56
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.52
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.96
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.55
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.88
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.73
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.11
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr44.17
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.79
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.41
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.62
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.27
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.69
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.30
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.34
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr569.94
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr245,502.75
|
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr356.72
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,537.60
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,175.45
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,944.39
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,175.81
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr64.07
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.74
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.95
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr281.38
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr92.26
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr717.54
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr184.51
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,434.06
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
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