Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 50.5% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.98
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$15.82
DKK113.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.01
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$2.87
DKK20.56
|
|
pay 91.6% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$3.50
DKK25.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.96
|
$16.89
DKK120.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$9.96
DKK71.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
$4.42
DKK31.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$8.25
DKK58.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$1.63
DKK11.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.85
DKK13.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$1.60
DKK11.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.63
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$1.52
DKK10.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.74
DKK12.43
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$3.70
DKK26.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.44
|
$83.07
DKK594.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
$34,422.30
DKK246,174.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.06
|
$48.15
DKK344.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
$132.16
DKK945.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,880.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€834.75
|
$901.88
DKK6,449.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
$164.86
DKK1,179.03
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.10
|
$546.16
DKK3,905.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$5.99
DKK42.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
$11.50
DKK82.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.79
|
$45.90
DKK328.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.47
|
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
$86.24
DKK616.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
$25.87
DKK185.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$86.09
DKK615.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.65
|
$201.07
DKK1,437.99
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