Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 80.6% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$14.37
DKK102.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$15.82
DKK113.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$2.44
DKK17.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$2.87
DKK20.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$3.50
DKK25.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$16.89
DKK120.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$9.96
DKK71.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$4.42
DKK31.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$8.25
DKK59.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$1.63
DKK11.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$1.85
DKK13.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$1.60
DKK11.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$1.96
DKK14.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$1.52
DKK10.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.74
DKK12.44
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$3.70
DKK26.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$83.07
DKK594.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
$34,422.30
DKK246,405.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$48.15
DKK344.66
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$132.16
DKK946.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,887.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
$901.88
DKK6,455.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$164.86
DKK1,180.13
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$546.16
DKK3,909.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$5.99
DKK42.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$11.50
DKK82.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$45.90
DKK328.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$21.56
DKK154.32
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$86.24
DKK617.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$25.87
DKK185.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$86.09
DKK616.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$201.07
DKK1,439.34
|
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