Cost of living comparison
Washington is 56.2% more expensive than Nuuk.
If you lived in Washington instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
|
Nuuk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK109.91
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.49
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.32
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK14.99
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Nuuk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.31
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.40
|
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.03
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.71
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.33
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.33
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.84
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.10
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.60
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.58
|
$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.09
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 15.4% less for transportation
|
Nuuk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.72
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK577.52
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK239,301.41
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK334.72
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
|
Nuuk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK918.74
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,660.31
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,820.46
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,146.11
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Nuuk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,796.85
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuuk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.45
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK45.96
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK79.93
|
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK319.07
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Nuuk
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK599.50
|
$73.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.85
|
$50.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK598.50
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,397.84
|
$173.48
|
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