Cost of living comparison

Nuuk, Greenland

compared to

Tirana, Albania

Tirana vs. Nuuk Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 36.3% cheaper than Nuuk.

Restaurants: pay 43.9% less in Tirana
Groceries: pay 51.1% less in Tirana
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Tirana
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Tirana
Childcare: pay 52.9% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% less in Tirana
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Tirana

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Tirana.

Tirana vs. Nuuk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tirana instead of Nuuk, you would:

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pay 43.9% less for restaurants

	Nuuk	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 DKK96.06	$10.92 ALL960	-24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.82 DKK105.71	$8.73 ALL768	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.44 DKK16.33	$1.58 ALL139	-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 DKK19.21	$0.82 ALL72	-71.4%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 51.1% less for groceries

	Nuuk	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$3.50 DKK23.37	$1.00 ALL88	-71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.89 DKK112.87	$6.31 ALL555	-62.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.96 DKK66.56	$7.59 ALL668	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.42 DKK29.52	$3.59 ALL316	-18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.25 DKK55.12	$3.54 ALL311	-57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 DKK10.89	$0.74 ALL65	-54.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.85 DKK12.35	$1.15 ALL101	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK10.68	$0.82 ALL72	-48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK13.07	$0.87 ALL77	-55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 DKK10.17	$0.50 ALL44	-66.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.74 DKK11.62	$0.60 ALL53	-65.4%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Nuuk	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.70 DKK24.73	$7.84 ALL690	+112.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.07 DKK555.23	$17.47 ALL1,536	-79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,422.30 DKK230,064.92	$29,474.40 ALL2,592,274	-14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.15 DKK321.80	$29.47 ALL2,592	-38.8%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Nuuk	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.16 DKK883.28	$18.21 ALL1,601	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,101.90 DKK7,364.64	$594.90 ALL52,322	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$901.88 DKK6,027.80	$412.58 ALL36,287	-54.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.86 DKK1,101.87	$78.02 ALL6,862	-52.7%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

	Nuuk	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$546.16 DKK3,650.30	$257.35 ALL22,634	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,375.91 ALL472,811
Average			-52.9%

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pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuuk	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.62 DKK57.64	$2.73 ALL240	-68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 DKK40.03	$1.85 ALL163	-69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.50 DKK76.85	$3.82 ALL336	-66.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.90 DKK306.75	$46.89 ALL4,124	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.56 DKK144.09	$8.73 ALL768	-59.5%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Nuuk	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.24 DKK576.36	$64.35 ALL5,659	-25.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.87 DKK172.91	$47.77 ALL4,202	+84.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.09 DKK575.40	$100.14 ALL8,808	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$201.07 DKK1,343.89	$134.06 ALL11,790	-33.3%
Average			+10.6%

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