Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 2.5 times more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.28
|
$17.57
kr122.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.22
|
$3.50
kr24.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.64
|
$2.56
kr17.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Vilnius
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.36
|
$16.84
kr117.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.39
|
$6.82
kr47.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.40
|
$6.31
kr43.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.83
kr12.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$2.06
kr14.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.66
kr11.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$2.32
kr16.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$1.53
kr10.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.33
kr9.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Vilnius
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.90
|
$3.05
kr21.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.81
|
$81.40
kr567.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,490.90
|
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.88
|
$50.95
kr355.14
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Vilnius
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.12
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€764.54
|
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€519.50
|
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€155.79
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vilnius
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€444.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,258.48
|
?? |
pay 84.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.21
|
$9.15
kr63.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.88
|
$6.82
kr47.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.68
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.54
|
$40.19
kr280.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
|
pay 56.7% more for clothing
Vilnius
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€74.38
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.67
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.25
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€100.13
|
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
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