Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 9.3% more expensive than Nuuk.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
DKK101.73
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.82
DKK111.95
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
$2.57
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.87
DKK20.35
|
$2.15
NZ$3.68
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
DKK24.75
|
$1.96
NZ$3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.89
DKK119.53
|
$4.15
NZ$7.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.96
DKK70.49
|
$6.98
NZ$11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
DKK31.26
|
$6.84
NZ$11.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.25
DKK58.37
|
$5.06
NZ$8.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
DKK11.54
|
$1.40
NZ$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
DKK13.07
|
$1.09
NZ$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
DKK11.31
|
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
$2.61
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
DKK10.77
|
$1.01
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
DKK12.30
|
$0.84
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
DKK26.19
|
$6.42
NZ$10.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.07
DKK587.99
|
$127.57
NZ$217.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,422.30
DKK243,641.07
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,575.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.15
DKK340.79
|
$18.22
NZ$31.07
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.16
DKK935.40
|
$54.27
NZ$92.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,101.90
DKK7,799.23
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,537.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$901.88
DKK6,383.50
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,277.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.86
DKK1,166.89
|
$134.11
NZ$228.75
|
|
pay 59.6% more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$546.16
DKK3,865.70
|
$871.44
NZ$1,486.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,649.75
NZ$21,577.41
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
$7.17
NZ$12.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
DKK42.39
|
$3.41
NZ$5.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.50
DKK81.38
|
$24.46
NZ$41.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.90
DKK324.85
|
$39.85
NZ$67.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.56
DKK152.59
|
$12.24
NZ$20.88
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
Nuuk
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.24
DKK610.37
|
$75.78
NZ$129.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.87
DKK183.11
|
$55.09
NZ$93.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.09
DKK609.36
|
$119.44
NZ$203.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.07
DKK1,423.19
|
$129.60
NZ$221.06
|
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