Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 3.6 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Peru, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$17.57
kr123.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$16.22
kr113.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$3.50
kr24.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$2.56
kr17.96
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$3.22
kr22.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$16.84
kr117.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$6.82
kr47.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$3.59
kr25.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$6.31
kr44.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.83
kr12.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$2.06
kr14.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.66
kr11.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$2.32
kr16.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$1.53
kr10.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$1.33
kr9.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$3.05
kr21.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$81.40
kr569.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$35,062.81
kr245,502.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$50.95
kr356.72
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Peru
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$219.60
kr1,537.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$1,024.80
kr7,175.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$706.16
kr4,944.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$167.93
kr1,175.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Peru
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
?? |
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$9.15
kr64.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$6.82
kr47.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$11.42
kr79.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$40.19
kr281.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Peru
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$102.48
kr717.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$26.35
kr184.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$204.96
kr1,435.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$204.81
kr1,434.06
|
|
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