Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 35.6% more expensive than Washington.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Washington, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$17.57
kr121.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$16.22
kr111.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$3.50
kr24.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$2.56
kr17.70
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Washington
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$3.22
kr22.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$16.84
kr116.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$6.82
kr47.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.59
kr24.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$6.31
kr43.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.83
kr12.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$2.06
kr14.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.66
kr11.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$2.32
kr16.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.53
kr10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.33
kr9.17
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
Washington
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$3.05
kr21.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$81.40
kr561.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$35,062.81
kr241,964.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$50.95
kr351.58
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
Washington
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$219.60
kr1,515.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$1,024.80
kr7,072.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$706.16
kr4,873.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$167.93
kr1,158.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Washington
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
?? |
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$9.15
kr63.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$6.82
kr47.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$11.42
kr78.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$40.19
kr277.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$13.18
kr90.93
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
Washington
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$102.48
kr707.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$26.35
kr181.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$204.96
kr1,414.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$204.81
kr1,413.40
|
|
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