Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 3.1 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$14.37
DKK101.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$15.82
DKK111.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$2.87
DKK20.35
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$3.50
DKK24.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$16.89
DKK119.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$9.96
DKK70.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$4.42
DKK31.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$8.25
DKK58.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$1.63
DKK11.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$1.85
DKK13.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$1.60
DKK11.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$1.52
DKK10.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$1.74
DKK12.30
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$3.70
DKK26.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$83.07
DKK587.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$34,422.30
DKK243,641.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$48.15
DKK340.79
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$132.16
DKK935.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,799.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$901.88
DKK6,383.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$164.86
DKK1,166.89
|
|
pay 8.8% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$546.16
DKK3,865.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$5.99
DKK42.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$11.50
DKK81.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$45.90
DKK324.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$21.56
DKK152.59
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$86.24
DKK610.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$25.87
DKK183.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$86.09
DKK609.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$201.07
DKK1,423.19
|
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