Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.8% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
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