Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 95.7% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Riga, you would:
pay 71.2% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Riga
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Riga
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Riga
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
Riga
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
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pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Riga
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
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