Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 7.3% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Nuuk
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Nuuk
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Nuuk
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
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