Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 31.3% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Tokyo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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