Cost of living comparison

 Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
compared to
 Nuuk, Greenland
Nuuk vs. Basseterre Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 67.2% more expensive than Basseterre.

Restaurants
pay 6.0% more in Nuuk
Groceries
pay 86.8% more in Nuuk
Housing
pay 86.5% more in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.8 times more in Nuuk
Clothing
pay 18.2% less in Nuuk

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Nuuk are more expensive than in Basseterre. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Nuuk.

Nuuk vs. Basseterre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuuk instead of Basseterre, you would:

pay 6.0% more for restaurants

 
Basseterre
Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.20
EC$60.00
$14.37
DKK91.04
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.98
EC$37.77
$15.82
DKK100.18
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
EC$5.50
$2.44
DKK15.48

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pay 86.8% more for groceries

 
Basseterre
Nuuk
Bread
1 loaf
$4.07
EC$10.99
$3.50
DKK22.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
EC$14.88
$16.89
DKK106.97
Milk (1 gallon) $12.19
EC$32.94
$9.96
DKK63.09

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Basseterre
Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $3.70
DKK23.43
Monthly public transit pass ?? $83.07
DKK526.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $34,422.30
DKK218,044.65

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pay 86.5% more for housing

 
Basseterre
Nuuk
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $132.16
DKK837.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
EC$1,891.79
$1,101.90
DKK6,979.86
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $901.88
DKK5,712.86

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Basseterre
Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $546.16
DKK3,459.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? ??

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Basseterre
Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.22
EC$6.00
$8.62
DKK54.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$5.99
DKK37.93
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.55
EC$15.00
$11.50
DKK72.83

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

 
Basseterre
Nuuk
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$88.81
EC$240.00
$86.24
DKK546.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $25.87
DKK163.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$129.51
EC$350.00
$86.09
DKK545.34

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