Cost of living comparison
London is 68.1% more expensive than Nuuk.
If you lived in London instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
|
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
DKK101.73
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.82
DKK111.95
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.87
DKK20.35
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
|
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
DKK24.75
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.89
DKK119.53
|
$5.65
£4.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.96
DKK70.49
|
$6.31
£5.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
DKK31.26
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.25
DKK58.37
|
$4.26
£3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
DKK11.54
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
DKK13.07
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
DKK11.31
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
DKK10.77
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
DKK12.30
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
|
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
DKK26.19
|
$7.39
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$83.07
DKK587.99
|
$258.31
£204.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,422.30
DKK243,641.07
|
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.15
DKK340.79
|
$35.26
£27.94
|
|
pay 69.4% more for housing
|
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.16
DKK935.40
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,101.90
DKK7,799.23
|
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$901.88
DKK6,383.50
|
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.86
DKK1,166.89
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$546.16
DKK3,865.70
|
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
$8.27
£6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
DKK42.39
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
DKK81.38
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.90
DKK324.85
|
$65.66
£52.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.56
DKK152.59
|
$16.14
£12.79
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
|
Nuuk
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.24
DKK610.37
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.87
DKK183.11
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.09
DKK609.36
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.07
DKK1,423.19
|
$135.36
£107.28
|
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