Cost of Living in Nuuk I Greenland
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2021
- How much does it cost to live in Nuuk, Greenland?
In this video I give you some insight into how much I personally spend on housing, groceries and prices on a few select items.
Link to real estate websites from Greenland:
www.lynges.gl
www.igdlo.gl
www.netbolig.gl
www.ejendomskontoret.gl
And a facebook page for rooms/apartments for rent in Nuuk:
/ 149467081914960
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Exactly like living in Toronto except our rent is twice as high...
Damn.. I have heard about rents in Toronto being quite the burden..
If you became American Territorial Citizens we'd probably pay you 10s of 1000s of US Dollars, and you could Buy Land in America. I own almost 2 Acres on a mini ripe off Acadia like Pennisula just past Acadia National Park for less than $16,000. I meet someone with a few acres closer to Acadia, on the Ocean bought for $100,000 & immedaitely appraised at $200,000! We need your land to protect ours, it's a Missile Shield, and you know we'd pay you personally big bucks! Than you could buy land anywhere you wanted across all of America! And have the Free Money to Do It! Join US Brother!
@@AlexAmasaOlsen you did not see Vancouver :D it is more expensive that Toronto
@Donnell Okafor Everything has its own expense, if you find something cheap in a certain city there is gonna be a lot of other expensive stuff.. that the reality ..
@@dailyscenesfromcanada2202 no, in india everything is cheaper, even salary, you get 3 gb per day internet plan for month in 5.5 $ , Netflix can cost you 2$, in 200$ u can live Better life with all expenses
I am from Poland, recently I saw your video by accident and I liked it very much. Now I watch them all in turn. My dream is to visit Iceland and Greenland. These are very beautiful countries ... ..but very expensive ... but Netflix costs exactly the same as in Poland (60 PLN = 12 USD) 😉 Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱 Your videos are great 🙂
Thanks and glad you like them!
Very expensive to visit, thats true, but that also does not that many tourists visit (Iceland is different, its till expensive and many people visit😅)
I live in South Louisiana in the USA. The bananas 🍌 are 60 cents a pound, the chicken breast $1.20 a pound. An apartment can go from $800.00 to $1,200.00.
Glad I discovered your channel, I subscribed. Hope it grows further.
Thanks! 😁
OMG this sum is still a bit higher than our total cost of living with three kids here in Hungary! Great video, thank you for sharing!
Wow! Lucky you!
Wow. I live in Houston, TX in the US, and. My gosh. Every item that you listed in your need to have column was at least double, except for our insurance, which, well. It's US insurance, which means it covers next to nothing, and costs the same as a mid-size sedan.
Well, in Texas you definitely get the benefits of being a state that is easily accessible by truck, hence lower food prices😅
Insurance is another thing, but since we pay a hefty 42% in income tax, you should be able to save a little bit in Texas😁
@@AlexAmasaOlsen Yeah, our point of sale tax 8.5% for any non-food goods we purchase, 25% federal without deductions, and then property taxes. It makes our overall total slightly lower (around 10%) then the 43% y'all pay, but we have a heavy toll road system, no insurance coverage, and our schools are really quite poor.
Essentially, we pay for in the private sector what y'all pay for in the public.
But the views! Those wide open skies!
@@katyjewett9523 I’m in Houston too. 3k per month is enough for me
@@yizhouwang7904 Oh, gosh, where? Our rent alone is just over 2k, 3 would be very tight!
I approve of the fact that even though you don't, yourself, smoke, and felt behooven (behoven?) to give 'the lecture', you still put smokes amongst the 'got to haves' rather than the 'nice to haves'!
Great video. Nuuk is my #1 dream travel destination.
Thanks man!
It is pretty nice to live in Nuuk, the weather could be a little better though😅
thank you so much for this video . i really enjoyed that
Thanks man!😎
I live in Austria which is an expensive country too. I spend for a flat of 96 m² 850 Euros. BUT! Water and heating is included. The bad news is this appartment is in the countryside and I need always my car to go shopping for example. 6 km to the next trainstation to go to the capitol of Linz. I can also go by car but there is always much traffic in and arround the town. Cinema is abaout 15-16 Euros. The wine and beer is much cheeper here. You can get good wine at the supermarket for 3 to 5 Euros. Greetings from Austria
850 euros for an apartment is cheap😄
And lucky you with the cheaper wine...
Not bad. I don't think its that much different from many major city in the US, and to think that you have to have everything shipped over there. Of course, the "nice to have" stuff would eat a huge chunk of your budget. For me, I rarely eat out nor do I purchase anything pricey, so my "nice to have" stuff are expenses for traveling--airfare, hotels/airbnb, food, souvenirs, and tours.
Quite interesting. Actually your costs are much lower than I would expect for an island nation where just about everything is imported. I was reading somewhere that the shipping line in Greenland is government owned (subsidized) so that no doubt helps in keeping prices lower as well as hydro power. I can buy a pound of bananas for under a 1$ big savings for me. Biggest savings for you I think is not needing a car.
Yes the shipping line is owned by the government, so that probably helps, but we are also subject to heavy taxes on example sugar and alcohol.
Yes utilities are kept low due to also being government owned and having a fixed price all over Greenland, eventhough not all towns run on hydro...
@@AlexAmasaOlsen Taxes on alcohol I understand. I was wondering about sugar when I remembered that sugar + yeast + grape juice sealed in a poly bag and left to age makes a potent drink. Recipe on request :)
@@tandembike Hehe, yes I have heard stories of people getting creative... I mostly do think that the tax on sugar is due to increase revenue for the government (lots of sugary thing being consumed) and also a way for people to make better choices..
@@AlexAmasaOlsen it’s a shame how the sugar tax affected soda in general, it’s nearly impossible to find domestic/European sodas that aren’t some half diet BS.
Drinking soda regularly is not a great choice no doubt, but to create a situation where no one can even enjoy the occasional soda without it being partially diet(meaning containing nasty tasting artificial sweeteners). The vast majority of Europe doesn’t produce any regular sodas anymore besides cola like Coke or Pepsi, which leaves people who want to enjoy a regular soda having to buy imported sodas from American stores/getting it shipped in which can be quite pricy.
Quite a stupid effect of the sugar tax, you’d think the big soda producers would have just offered a regular full sugar version of their soda as a more “premium” option and charge more for it than the sugar-tax semi diet stuff.
Thankfully I’m in the states where there’s still plenty of regular sodas, but if the govt made it to where all soda companies had to make their sodas diet just to stay in business, I’d be bummed even as someone who rarely drinks soda. Not even having the option to get just a normal soda as a treat, as soda is a treat as it’s essentially liquid candy, is just stupid. I can imagine a lot of Europeans are pissed they can’t just pick up a Fanta at the store anymore without it being a low calorie artificial sweetener containing beverage. You can’t just replace sugar without completely changing the drink, that’s why soda tastes good, it’s loaded with sugar which tastes amazing because it’s so high in calories, you can’t just swap it out for a zero calorie sweetener, they taste horrible, for example in my situation I can’t even drink things that contain artificial sweeteners since they’re so bitter and gross tasting to me. You can’t replace calories and expect the same level of tastiness!
Are their American stores in Greenland? If so, how much generally does a standard can of American/imported full sugar soda cost?
@@DM-ry3nw We dont have any american stores. A regular soda (0,5L) is around 2,5USD
Good video, Greenland is an expensive country, but the quality life is better. It is a beautiful country. I'm from Colombia 👋🏻 I will live in Greenland someday 😄😄 Greetings.
Expensive yes. 😄
I don’t think they want brown people in Greenland , sorry I’m just being honest
Thanks for doing these videos. I'm always fascinated by the lifestyles of other areas around the world. It's nice of you to give everyone a glimpse of an interesting land.
You welcome, glad you enjoyed it!😊
Pretty similar to small town texas. Except our health insurance is so expensive. Great video. Just subscribed
Haha, small town Texas😊 Thanks!
Yes, I have heard the health insurance in the States is not just peanuts.
375 Euro for groceries is really fair. You would pay easily the same amount monthly in Europe if you don’t buy crap. All the rest is indeed quite hefty except for the rent. That’s pretty much the same in any urban area in Central Europe.
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To be honest in italy (where i live) it’s a lot more expensive, and salaries here are way lower
Hi Alex, I live in a suburb of Denver, Colorado 🇺🇸 your total cost is actually just more than my mortgage 😅 Thank you for the insight you gave. Also, enjoy the summer solstice! I'm guessing the sun doesn't set there during this time of year.
Nice Denver! Also a little sad your mortgage is the same in Denver...😅
I had a year in Colorado Springs back in 2008/2009 during high school😎
But now that its summer here, in Nuuk we get sun roughly 22 hours a day😅
Gotta have some black out curtains
I'm from indonesia
So excited for this information
Glad you liked it!😁
Alex your video so much informative together with all given statistics thanks friend stay blessed. 🌹
Thank you!
It's almost like to live in a big city in the US, for example Los Angeles. But this is an experience you should be proud of. Not many people can afford to get and stay ther for a while.
It is true, very expensive for what it really is. The Northernmost capital in the world, really make you pay to stay😅
I like your videos. Make more, for sure. I live in alaska. Similar in many ways. Groceries are also high here. I spend the same per month. Thanx for sharing.
Hello Alaska! I will make more! Merry christmas soon!🇬🇱
You had me until you said 'beware it's a jungle out there' when I could clearly only see arctic landscapes in your upload! Great video, thanks.
Hehehe😆😆😆
As last time- very informative thank you!
You welcome, glad you liked!
I write you from Buenos Aires Argentina! Love Greenland
Yay! Hello back!
Prices sound pretty much similar compared to Finland but we have cheaper bananas.
Houses or rent near larger cities easily cost more but in rural areas you can match that price.
I was once planning a cruise trip to Greenland. The price was 13000 from one week and I thougt it was Norwegian kronor. I stopped planning when I find out it was in Euros.
Damn... Thoose cheap bananas..😆 Hehe, i feel for you when finding out the price was in EUR.. Which cruise ship firm was that? Was it Hurtigruten?
@@AlexAmasaOlsen I don't remember anymore. It was some years ago. The route went up to east coast and there was several hiking trips in various places.
With a quick search now I can find that Silversea offers two week cruises in about 18000€, but with much bigger and luxurious ship.
That's not what I'm actually searching since I have used to make hiking trips with my friends paying practically nothing. That unfortunately doesn't seem possible with Greenland.
@@teropiispala2576 It is unfortunately very expensive to travel Greenland. But I also think it caters more towards having fewer tourists paying more, instead of mass tourism.
Do you have any videos on planning a budget for a visitor? New subscriber, enjoying your content 😊
Amazing video👍
Superb
Love from NILAMBUR safari❤️❤️❤️
Thanks!!
The thing I can’t wrap my head around is that the sun just never sets.
My BIG dream to visit Greenland as soon as possible......The cost of living is ok for me not too high compare to where i'm living now a small town in Switzerland.... Basel
I was a casually viewer of this video and found Trapiche red wine that is make in my town: Mendoza, Argentina. Congrats!! (if you don't rent you can live here for about 300-400 us)
Yes, I have a Trapiche red wine once in a while. :-)
If you don't rent? Do you mean if you have your own house? Or what?
Are Americans from the US welcome in Argentina?
Los precios suenan lógicos teniendo en cuenta la ubicacion geográfica de Nuuk, que casi todo tiene que ser importado, las distancias, fletes, el costo de la energía para calefaccionar las viviendas, oficinas , negocios, el clima extremo,etc. Seguramente los salarios deben ser mas altos que en otros lugares para compensar estos precios ya que se nota un alto nivel de vida. Como comparación en mi ciudad, Santa Fe, Argentina, tenemos un clima mas bien templado, con dos meses de frío solamente por los que los gastos en calefacción son bajos, aparte se consume gas natural para los hogares, a esto hay que agregarle que poseemos salud y educación pública y gratuita, lo que compensa algunos costos. Lo que si tenemos es inflación, lo que hace que los precios suban constantemente, algo que no creo que suceda en Groenlandia.
Tienen education y salud gratuita en Argentina? Yo vivo en Santa Fe, Estados Unidos aqui en Estados Unidos no tenemos ni education ni salud gratis considerando que es el pais mas rico del mundo esta bastante mal.
@@brandonrico6223 Si, en Argentina la salud y educacion es universal y gratuita, ya sea para argentinos y extranjeros, sin distinción (algo que se discute ya que muchos argentinos que han tenido problemas de salud en el extranjero lo han pasado muy mal y hasta no los han atendido, algo que acá no pasa,por lo que se pide por lo menos reciprocidad).
Tambien hay privada, pero para los que no poseen obra social o medios económicos ,tanto la educacion en todos sus niveles y salud son gratuitas.
Hay excelentes hospitales , escuelas y universidades públicas reconocidas a nivel internacional.
En Santa Fe Argentina hay tres Universidades, dos publicas, la Universidad Nacional del Litoral y la Universidad Tecnológica y una privada como la Universidad Católica de Santa Fe y una amplia oferta de Hospitales públicos, uno de ellos de alta complejidad y otro como el Hospital de niños que es de los mejores del pais.
Te doy un ejemplo que conozco bien. En la Universidad Nacional del Litoral, aparte de ser pública hay una obra social para sus alumnos, comedor universitario donde se almuerza muy barato, residencia para estudiantes de otros lugares, inclusive sus alumnos tienen boletos gratis para trasladarse por la ciudad.
Por supuesto que tambien hay cosas que se deben mejorar y los servicios no son iguales en todos lados, pero es algo muy bueno tenerlos para quienes lo necesitan. Saludos
Bananas at Target stores in Los Angeles. 29 cents. I just bought some yesterday. Next time I'm in Greenland (never been there), I'll pack a suitcase full and sell them on street corners. While expensive, it doesn't surprise me. I was in Iceland a few years ago and I wondered how people feed themselves without going broke.
Hehe, sounds like a plan! Yes it is expensive, but everything is imported and most things are taxed on top of that (sugar taxes, alcohol etc.).
@@AlexAmasaOlsen wow wow wow. nothing is imported?
@@gladstoneamah4843 Almost everything is imported... Besides some seafood..
@@AlexAmasaOlsen Thats incredible
Your totals are very reasonable. Here in California with all the items you mentioned, minus the boat. We spend around $3,200 a month.
Wow, thought it was more expensive i California, is it in the LA area?
@@AlexAmasaOlsen We are in LA county but live in Palmdale Ca. Our area is in the Antelope Valley regions. This is considered a rural area in the high desert and Northern edge of LA county. Our population is about 250,000 people. We are known for our aerospace industries, such as Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Aerospace. The Space Shuttles were all built here in our valley as well as many military aircraft over the years. Homes are about 40 percent less expensive because we are 70 miles away from the city of Los Angeles, too long a commute for most people. So in housing our cost is lower, but all else is about the same as everything else in California. I really do enjoy your videos. Anxious to hear how your fishing goes. Take care now and I guess winter is coming soon for you.
Best part about greenland no tornadoes i can deal with cold i can adapt i have a strong fear of tornadoes and it doesnt look like you guys get those
Nope, no tornadoes, just strong winds😆
I'm very interesting your filming..from philippines
Thanks!😁
Really interesting thanks for sharing Alex. You deserve a million subscribers! 🥰 PS Cigarettes are cheaper in Greenland than the U.K. who’d have known 😂🤣😂
Thanks!😁
Say what? Thats crazy🤯😆
Very interesting cost analysis! I noticed that some “need to have” items weren’t included, like clothing, unavoidable travel expenses (local and distant), and purchasing essentials like electronics and furniture. As for bananas, I pay approximately $0.28 per each organic banana. That price is based on weight and varies of course on the sizes of bananas, which are not uniform. As for your monthly grocery bill being high, I would have guessed it to be much higher. There’s a wonderful UA-camr named Cecilia Blomdahl who lives on Svalbard. Her town, Longyearbyen, has only one grocery store. It offers a large selection of food items, which are not cheap, given that everything has to be shipped to the island. Cecilia has made videos on the monthly grocery costs for herself, her boyfriend Kristofer and their dog, Grim. I believe her most recent monthly average amount was over $1,400. They also supplement groceries by fishing during the summers and freezing their catch. So, considering where you live, your monthly grocery total is a huge bargain compared to Svalbard.
Those need to haves aren't monthly purchases though
Fedt kanal Alex! jeg har tilladt at anbefale den på min polske blog. Kærlig hilsen fra Sisimiut, Adam
Jo tak Adam😁
Det gør du bare og hyg dig i Sisimiut
Wow. Looks like a major heat wave in Nuuk last couple days! It's 9 out there (52 degrees F).
Yup, we lost most of the snow and doesnt look like we are going to get a white christmas😅😏❄
Prices in Yakutia and Chukotka are also the most expensive within the Russian Federation. When I was in Tiksi I used to buy cucumbers at USD26/kg.
Holy moly, thats insane.....😱
I also had an airbnb guest two years ago from Yakutia😊
I don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet, but there are more veiws on this video than there are people living in Greenland... Gongratulations!!
I saw that!😅
Its pretty crazy to think of!
@@AlexAmasaOlsen
Not too amazing when you see how many ppl are watching from the USA where we learn nothing about the rest of the world.😂
Thanks for the videos.
(I also thought Greenland was inhabited by Eskimos living in igloos.🙄
Dodo!)
Thanks for this great video! When you say you own the house you live in, does that mean you have a mortgage that you pay off each month (i.e. the bank technically owns the house), or are you saying the house is yours out right and there’s no paying to the piper?
I always wanted to live in Scandinavia I love snow but want to travel it first I will sub to make sure I don’t miss any new videos on Greenland 👍🏽
Not sure you can categorize Greenland as Scandinavia, they are pretty far apart😄
@@AlexAmasaOlsen I’ve just looked on the map and turns out I’m a dumass 😂
@@masonclark9110 I guess we could be called a part of North America ;-)
@@AlexAmasaOlsen I think it’s when you type it up it’s says it’s part of Scandinavia but when I looked more into it your right it’s closer to North America and I really enjoyed the hike video more would be great!
Interesting, seems to me that wherever you live the price of everything is geared to taking a large chunk of what you earn, grocery prices here in the UK are lower but accommodation is higher.
True, every place has a drawback and money pit..
The game is rigged..😉
I'd argue streaming services are essential if you're living there :)
excellent vid
edit; wow, horses!
Tak.
Welbecome
Folks, please keep in mind that the minimum wage for unskilled workers in the public sector (which employs the most people) is about the equivalent of 16 USD per hour. Average monthly salary is about 4,500 USD.
Yes, you really have to be smart with your largest expenses such as accomodation, food and god forbid a car😅
16$ an hour does not really get you to 4500 per month. Unless you do crazy overtime it is less than 3000$
Things there seem to be on par with Sydney Australia after converting your American Dollar amounts to the equivalent Aussie dollar except that cigarettes here appear to be way more expensive due to import taxes etc. I think the cheapest that I have seen sold works out to be around US$19- for 20 pack. Glad I don't smoke.
I also lived i Sydney for half a year and when i come to think of it, not a whole lot were smoking..🤔 Glad i dont smoke either
❤
Everything is much cheaper here in Ames, central Iowa! I pay $930 for three bedroom apartment, angus beef for stake is cheap here so is pork chop! That stack of bananas 🍌 is about $1.50 if not less… amazing 😻 Nuuk feels like it’s northern European price wise! How much is a big mac meal?
We dont have McD😅
And yes, since we have danish mortgage rates, the real estate especially has taken off, along with all other living expenses
My monthly expenses is approx USD 400/- all including in Mumbai city
Phew!
Lucky you😅
Internet is very expensive! But health insurance is crazy cheap! Overall, the cost of living seems not too bad. Nuuk looks like a nice small city, but it's just so remote... and cold!
Yup, internet is expensive.. there was a price cut of 20-30% last year though😁
The health insurance I have is not like a real health insurance, just an insurance that gives me discounts on some things (glasses etc)- it only works in denmark, so I probably should get new glasses to make up for the reoccuring expense..😎
Just had a look around Greenland on the Oculus…. Unbelievable 👍🏻
Thanks for doing these videos. How much does beer cost in restaurants and shops?
I could show you pictures of the inside of an HEB (Texas grocery store) - but it would probably make you cry. We have the most amazing grocery stores in the country here in Texas.
Better not show me..😅
I was in Colorado many years ago and very astonished you had aisles of cereal.. Here we have shelves..😆
HEB ...the store i cry the most for when i left texas😭
I've lived there. It's true. Awesome grocery store, H.E.B.
(Also: awesome native Texans and more great things to do in Houston than anyone could possibly imagine!)
I don't know if you watch football but you look like a younger Jurgen Klopp 😂 Best channel about Greenland, this video is very helpful for my travel in Greenland in February, I will stay in Kangerlussuaq for 1 week. Thanks.
Hehe, I take that as a compliment! I just need some whiter teeth and maybe a better tan...😊
What are you up to in Kangerlussuaq?
@@AlexAmasaOlsen Just visiting, I'm in Tromso now, then I will go to Reykjavik and then to Greenland.
I want to move to that it sounds awesome
It is a decent place to live, just have to survive the dark winter months😉😀
I live in victoria bc and the costs are almost the same .. except a house is about 400k and mortgage is 2k a month; rental: a bedroom is 1k a month, 1 bedroom apartment 1500 a month
Victoria also seems like a nice place to be! Thanks for info. But just crazy to think Victoria has similar prices to Nuuk, essentially a town in the middle of nowhere😅
So much more reasonable then I thought
Hehe, which place do you live? I still think life in Greenland is expensive, but not out of this world😄
You seem like a great guy 😊
Thank you😊
very helpful video my friend
Welcome!
As a pilot, I was always fascinated by Nuuk because that's one of the options we get for refueling when crossing from North America to Europe in smaller planes, but i've never been there. That 250g coffee bag is honestly not that far off the price, the rice is also not so bad. But I was shocked by the rest 😂. I can get like 2 kg of bananas for that price here and almost 5 kg of chicken, LOL. Anyway, it's nothing outrageous I think, you're on a rather isolated island after all and the quality of life must be amazing. Cheers!
Wow, you have Nuuk as a refueling option? Must be a rather small plane you are talking about, since Nuuks landing strip is only 950m long.
Oh well, life is all good here, recently got a motorboat, so time to explore the fjords!😁
That's awesome. What is your route? Departure from Canada, what airport? And if you belive a beechcraft baron 58 will do the trip? 🙌🙌
Rent for two bedrooms in Miami will run you about 1,800 per month a dozen eggs cost Six bucks now and a loaf of bread 4$ gas is 3.50 a gallon electric in the summer when it’s hot about 200$ per month As a Truck Driver local I only make 50k per Year working 60 hours per week !things are tight but I’m Blessed !! Because I’m a company driver health insurance only costs me 40 bucks per week for just me with a 5k deductible per year ! Car insurance is 180 bucks per month We don’t have it too bad ! Just got to watch your pennies Average House in Miami FL has gotten to be 400K with insurance and taxes equaling another 5 k per year as a blue collar worker didn’t play my cards right and I’m still renting! But many working stiffs have played it right and own there own home! God Bless Nuuk looks cool in snow!
By the way, if you search for Nuuk on Google, your video comes up. Good job 👏
Cool, but the video is getting lits of views, so the almighty algorithm must have picked it up😄😁
Greetings from Brazil!!
Hi!😊
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@@seanhopkins9767 Hey
See you soon Mr. Alex..
Bro welcome to Tunisia 🇹🇳 ❤
Interesting to see horses in Greenland. Do they have warm stables? Do they have to import all of their hay and straw.
love this content
How are you brother?
Great!
Im fine, taking care of everyday work and really enjoying the return of the sun!🌞
Do you know if there are summer programs in Nuuk for people who want to learn Greenlandic, or are there Greenlanders who are happy to teach their language for an hourly price?
really interesting videos. Greetings from germany :)
Thanks!
Hi Germany. I lived in Butzbach the day the men first walked on the moon. Ppl hugged me bc I was American.😂
I still say it was the greatest day of my life. Even then I knew Americans would not be the flavor of the month forever.😢
Never stopped missing Germany.
Peace and love from the USA.❤
PHX Az, 1700 for rent alone! Glad I left that place. Next stop… Greenland!
I am interesting to come in greenland
Awesome!
Hope this pandemic is declared over pretty soon!😁
If you don't go to Greenland, you are not interesting, then?
@@Afterimage_Rush hello are you Mexican
@@abdikaniabdirashiid9051 hello. No I am from Burundi
Its awesome to live like king for $500 in Turkey
Similar to living in New Zealand. Not too shocking! Erich from New Zealand ☺️
Honestly your prices are FAR cheaper than I thought. In Australia I pay over $100 U.S per month for private health insurance which is pretty important here and the government taxes you if you don't. Our Netflix bill is also over $100 U.S. per month but that also includes the internet and free calls around Australia on a landline to landline but really, who does that anymore? Your grocery bill is commensurate with what I pay.
Beautiful nuuk🌺☘️🍀🌿🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃
Yes, so pretty and furious at other times😆
Quite interesting...
Thanks Bambang!😎
Te pregunto. Hay inflación en Groenlandia? ( Acá en Argentina es un tema que no podemos solucionar)
That sounds pretty similar to the cost of living here in either Concord, NC (USA) or Salisbury, NC (USA). Interestingly though, I once looked into moving to Kenosha, WI (USA) and it was the same price of living as North Carolina so I figure it costs pretty much the same in a lot of places lol.... I wonder how readily available certain products are in Greenland? Are there local manufacturers who make day-to-day items or are all of them imported?
Yes, you have it nice in the US and a lot of different options😊 I remember stepping into Walmart when I lived in CO, I think I spent 30min just to pick a cereal, the options were astounding...😅
Almost everything is imported here, could be nice with more locally produced items😏
i have really learn a lot from this your page ,, but i have no problem , the way you speak English , its the same way , peoples speak english over there and secondly , its possible to find job in your home country before relocating to greeland
HOA’s are definitely better priced in Nuuk! I live in Alaska and some tiny condos would charge 500 to 800 a month and hardly cover anything. I recently moved out to the countryside in a rural town called The Butte. Amazing small town vibes and we have over 2 acres of land to grow our own food! Speaking of food, we might have you beat in some aspects other than those dollar bananas 🤣
Going to the local market and bringing home two bags of groceries I always glance at the receipt wondering why I spent 75 to 100 dollars!
Hopefully next year we can visit and enjoy more open space and maybe post some videos of our amazing views 👍🏼
Thanks for sharing!
HOA fees are pretty good in Nuuk, since we dont pay real estate taxes😎
Yes, buying groceries in the north/arctic really is a game of "dont look at your receipt"....😂
Alex. So you said "eating out will set me off(set me "back" might be the word we USA guys use-not intended as an insult-you do great). But that language leaves such broad possibilities. What does eating out mean for you? Is that eating out at a fancy restaurant once a month? Does it mean fast food(does Nuuk have fast food?) five times a month or what exactly? So it's difficult to understand for me. A banana at $1.00 is ridiculously expensive but $430.00 for a monthly grocery bill seems fairly inexpensive as did your total costs for a place so divorced from the rest of the world. I don't know if you care to mention the cost of the boat you'll use to eat fish as much as possible saving over supermarket costs but I'm asking. Ignore it if you choose. Hopefully I didn't just miss your mention of that. But good stuff and informative.
Thanks for the notice😊
Eating out is any eating establishment, which isnt bought in the supermarket. So anything from cafe visits, fancy restaurant etc.
We have fastfood here, recently got a danish franchise called Sunset Boulevard.
Our boat was $25.000 and is a Poca 570 (19ft motorboat, 115hp engine).😎
Nuuk looks awesome
It totally can be!
Rent: $250 a month. (Includes electric, water, sewage, and trash)
Car Insurance: $132.81 Food: $180-300, depending on how often I hunt for pizza. Streaming: $115.79 (Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, HBOMax, Amazon Prime, and Crunchyroll.) Car: $420.56 (That’s by choice, though) Total is less than $1100 a month.
Daamn!
Sounds like an american😉
Which state and town you live in? And the rent, is that for a room or an apartment( how large)?
I live in a 4 seasons RV that is larger than an efficiency apartment. It’s perfect for an old hermit, like me.
Thats pretty cool!
I also have a dream of getting an RV and then visit all countries in europe..😁
@@AlexAmasaOlsen may you realize your dream.
@@shawnmatthews5118
Didn't we all expect we would be doing that in our golden years?
Ñow, in the US, it's not so much a lark as the last bastion before homelessness on the streets.😢
Hay brother, I would like to visit Greenland in particular Nuuk, but wondering how much is the cheapest accommodation and if possible, are there accommodations for sharing?
Am looking at the technical education in Nuuk Greenland and planning to enroll in the department of technical welding.
Greetings from Uganda.
How do they make money there? what is the economic system like? work in the fishing industry or plantation?
Surprised to find Nuuk prices equal approx. New York City prices and sometimes even higher, except for food. Food in NYC is
about 50% less, but, medical insurance is unbelievably low. Maybe it all evens out at the end of the day.
I guess if we include a place to live in New York, i hope it is more expensive to be in NYC😆
The medical insurance I have is not a "real" medical insurance per se, but more a get discounts on new prescription glasses kind of deal..
Medical stuff like broken bones etc. Is covered through our high taxes😅
General prices all round are not too disimilar to those in the UK .🇬🇧
Wine isn’t cheap. Housing isn’t bad. Do they have bars?
Wow that is cheaper than I thought, actually cheaper than texas. Where I live, also you don’t need a car in Nuuk, unlike where I live and pay 200 a month for car insurance on 2 cars and condo.
Yes, living without a car definitely saves LOTS of money😅
I feel like, even though you don't need a car, if you actually need/want to travel somewhere, as in to a different town, you'll end up paying your fair share of travel expenses. Given that there are no roads between towns, you can either drive yourself in a boat, take the once a week ferry or a rather expensive plane.
@@2712animefreak Yes, owning a boat is expensive, trust me... :-)
It is expensive in general to go in between towns in Greenland
I live in Kansas City, very similar amount we pay per month.
Cool, but not so cool that a 19.000 inhabitants town in Greenland costs as much as in a big city😅
Bro I live in Bangladesh.where we buy kg rice in just-55 taka(0.65$😅).but you also have to know that our GDP per capita is-2125$.as we income less so we buy product in less prize.
So true.. 😅
greenland is also beautiful,,but i really like iceland,,.
Never been to iceland, but it also looks pretty😁
Living in Brisbane Australia is about the same. Just bloody hot here not bloody cold.
Yup, lived in Brisbane for months in 2015, studying at UQ😅
And the humidity...😆
Awesome! I hope to visit your side of the planet one day!
Great video ! Do you know how I can have the Same type of info , plus education system for Iluissat?
Dont think any videos have been made in that regard. But ilulissat is a little more expensive (but cheaper housing) and the supply in supermarket are not as good as in Nuuk. For education, Ilulissat only has a public school until 10th grade, but no high school or university
Cheaper than living in Vermont! Although you can get fiber here for $35/month...
Wow, $35/month... It must be nice... 😅 The connection we have is flatrate 30/5 Mbit download/upload, so not that fast either.
What about the language? Is English going to get you far enough? What other languages would you need to learn? What about computer parts/electronics and such?
Alex, I suppose you are aware of hurricane Feona that will hit New Brunswick with great power, and will probably remain strong, crossing over to hit south Greenland. If not aware, please look to this record breaking event and warn your friends there in Nuuk, Greenland. Down here in the southern US, I once flew over an area hit by a major hurricane. It was heart breaking to see so many buildings leveled to the ground, wood timbers all over like spilled toothpicks with nothing left standing. Be careful, my friend.
Thanks for the heads up! We got heavy winds in East Greenland, but nothing too bad in the west coast. But we got Extreme amounts of rain!
Never seen so much rain fallen in one day in Nuuk, had to empty my boat from water 5 times that day!😆
The place is technically called Hyperborea. The thing is that half of Hyperborea on the left is underwater and made up of large islands now. So which side is really Hyperborea?
Deep question, not sure I quite get it😅
Hi Alex can you give some tips. I am having trouble with Air Greenland, they don't fly direct to ilulissat. The only flight is over 24 hours which involves one night stay in Kangerlussuaq - but ironically airline does not offer hotel either but expect passengers to wait overnight at Kangerlussuaq and catch next flight to ilulissat next day.
So I am planning to fly to Nuuk and stay a night or two there then fly to ilulissat or take a ferry to ilulissat. Any advise? Any ferry available from Nuuk to Ilulissat in August September and how long the journey is and how much roughly it costs to travel to ilulissat from Nuuk by Ferry ?how much by air and are there daily flight which I can book when I am in Nuuk? Planning a trip end August or beginning of September.
Hope you can give some advice.
Yes, if you get the "fly and sleep" tickets, you have to stay the night in Kangerlussuaq. Usually it doenst make sense time and price-wise, as you would need a hostel place (often booked). So if you get the more expensive flight tickets, you should be able to go to Ilulissat the same day.
You can also go to Nuuk and take a ferry, ferry is booked here: www.aul.gl.
To Ilulissat from Nuuk with ferry, expect roughly two days on the ferry (and hope for good weather🙌).
But if you dont like taking a ferry, I would just take an airplane to Ilulissat, eventhough its more expensive, think of the 2 days you "waste" on the ferry😆
Hope that helps and best of luck with the trip!
How about transportation?
Own a car and insurance cost and gasoline price?
Or public transportation available? Buses or train and cost per ride or month if available
Owning a car has an expense for car tax of the minimum $1.000usd pr. Year just to drive on the roads, gasoline is 4,4DKK pr. Liter, insurance i have no idea.
A single busticket is around $3USD and a monthly card I think is $100UsD