Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 34.3% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Nuuk
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
DKK102.88
|
$6.18
NT$201.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.82
DKK113.22
|
$5.01
NT$163.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK17.49
|
$1.00
NT$32.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.87
DKK20.58
|
$0.68
NT$22.14
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
|
Nuuk
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
DKK25.03
|
$1.86
NT$60.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.89
DKK120.89
|
$8.37
NT$272.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.96
DKK71.29
|
$10.77
NT$350.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
DKK31.62
|
$2.72
NT$88.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.25
DKK59.03
|
$4.37
NT$142.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
DKK11.67
|
$2.06
NT$67.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
DKK13.22
|
$1.01
NT$33.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
DKK11.43
|
$1.25
NT$40.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK14.00
|
$1.56
NT$50.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
DKK10.89
|
$1.30
NT$42.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
DKK12.44
|
$1.11
NT$36.17
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
|
Nuuk
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
DKK26.48
|
$3.68
NT$120.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$83.07
DKK594.66
|
$37.10
NT$1,208.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,422.30
DKK246,405.18
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,132,296.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.15
DKK344.66
|
$8.81
NT$287.10
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
|
Nuuk
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.16
DKK946.01
|
$24.04
NT$783.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,101.90
DKK7,887.71
|
$630.95
NT$20,558.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$901.88
DKK6,455.92
|
$465.35
NT$15,162.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.86
DKK1,180.13
|
$63.62
NT$2,072.98
|
|
pay 11.7% more for childcare
|
Nuuk
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$546.16
DKK3,909.56
|
$610.09
NT$19,878.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,275.33
NT$595,474.33
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nuuk
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
$2.63
NT$85.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
DKK42.87
|
$3.05
NT$99.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
DKK82.31
|
$3.71
NT$120.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.90
DKK328.54
|
$38.32
NT$1,248.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.56
DKK154.32
|
$9.89
NT$322.36
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Nuuk
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.24
DKK617.30
|
$56.02
NT$1,825.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.87
DKK185.19
|
$31.15
NT$1,015.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.09
DKK616.27
|
$85.26
NT$2,778.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.07
DKK1,439.34
|
$103.43
NT$3,370.15
|
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