Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 9.5% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$15.82
DKK113.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$2.87
DKK20.56
|
|
pay 93.7% more for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
$3.50
DKK25.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.46
|
$16.89
DKK120.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.10
|
$9.96
DKK71.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
$4.42
DKK31.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.45
|
$8.25
DKK58.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$1.63
DKK11.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.85
DKK13.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$1.60
DKK11.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.52
DKK10.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.74
DKK12.43
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.90
|
$3.70
DKK26.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€118.17
|
$83.07
DKK594.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,686.41
|
$34,422.30
DKK246,174.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.38
|
$48.15
DKK344.34
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
|
Dublin
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€53.52
|
$132.16
DKK945.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,050.12
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,880.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,751.78
|
$901.88
DKK6,449.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€205.80
|
$164.86
DKK1,179.03
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,254.06
|
$546.16
DKK3,905.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,248.20
|
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pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$5.99
DKK42.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.96
|
$11.50
DKK82.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.93
|
$45.90
DKK328.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€92.11
|
$86.24
DKK616.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€39.40
|
$25.87
DKK185.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€93.69
|
$86.09
DKK615.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€109.56
|
$201.07
DKK1,437.99
|
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