Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 67.6% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$15.82
DKK113.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$2.87
DKK20.56
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$3.50
DKK25.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$16.89
DKK120.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$9.96
DKK71.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$4.42
DKK31.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$8.25
DKK58.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$1.63
DKK11.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$1.85
DKK13.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$1.60
DKK11.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$1.52
DKK10.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$1.74
DKK12.43
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
$3.70
DKK26.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
$83.07
DKK594.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
$34,422.30
DKK246,174.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
$48.15
DKK344.34
|
|
pay 69.4% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
$132.16
DKK945.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,880.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
$901.88
DKK6,449.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$164.86
DKK1,179.03
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
$546.16
DKK3,905.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
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pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$5.99
DKK42.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$11.50
DKK82.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
$45.90
DKK328.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$86.24
DKK616.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
$25.87
DKK185.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$86.09
DKK615.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
$201.07
DKK1,437.99
|
|
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