Cost of living comparison
Manila is 51.2% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Manila instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 76.0% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 33.1% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
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