Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 78.7% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
|
pay 71.8% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
|
pay 9.7% more for transportation
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
|
pay 91.5% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
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pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
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