Cost of living comparison
Russia is 59.6% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Russia instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 71.7% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr121.24
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr111.92
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.16
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.70
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 69.0% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.23
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr116.18
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.04
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr24.75
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr43.53
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.60
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.21
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.46
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.04
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.54
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.17
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.03
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr561.72
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr241,964.92
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr351.58
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,515.44
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,072.04
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,873.14
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,158.86
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr63.14
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.05
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr78.80
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr277.33
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr90.93
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr707.20
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr181.85
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,414.41
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,413.40
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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