Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 75.3% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$14.37
DKK101.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$15.82
DKK111.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$2.87
DKK20.35
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$3.50
DKK24.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$16.89
DKK119.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$9.96
DKK70.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$4.42
DKK31.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$8.25
DKK58.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.63
DKK11.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$1.85
DKK13.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.60
DKK11.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$1.52
DKK10.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$1.74
DKK12.30
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$3.70
DKK26.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$83.07
DKK587.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$34,422.30
DKK243,641.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$48.15
DKK340.79
|
|
pay 97.7% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$132.16
DKK935.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,799.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$901.88
DKK6,383.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$164.86
DKK1,166.89
|
|
pay 2.4% more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$546.16
DKK3,865.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
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pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$5.99
DKK42.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$11.50
DKK81.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$45.90
DKK324.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$21.56
DKK152.59
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$86.24
DKK610.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$25.87
DKK183.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$86.09
DKK609.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$201.07
DKK1,423.19
|
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