Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Nuuk, Greenland

Nuuk vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 2.1 times more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 89.7% more in Nuuk
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Nuuk
Transportation: pay 77.3% more in Nuuk
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Nuuk
Childcare: pay 92.8% more in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Nuuk
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Nuuk

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

Nuuk vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.7% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,814	$14.37 DKK97.83	+43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,312	$15.82 DKK107.65	+107.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,370	$2.44 DKK16.63	+53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,227	$2.87 DKK19.57	+154.4%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Nuuk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,923	$3.50 DKK23.80	+282.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,458	$16.89 DKK114.95	+208.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,302	$9.96 DKK67.79	+61.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,366	$4.42 DKK30.07	+62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,624	$8.25 DKK56.13	+115.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,965	$1.63 DKK11.09	+135.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,766	$1.85 DKK12.57	+232.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,783	$1.60 DKK10.87	+289.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,785	$1.96 DKK13.31	+319.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,080	$1.52 DKK10.35	+288.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,289	$1.74 DKK11.83	+296.4%
Average			+208.2%

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pay 77.3% more for transportation

	Beirut	Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,701	$3.70 DKK25.18	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,718,603	$83.07 DKK565.44	+10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,687,441,273	$34,422.30 DKK234,297.28	+14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,163	$48.15 DKK327.72	+277.6%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Beirut	Nuuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,855,406	$132.16 DKK899.53	+314.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,132,133	$1,101.90 DKK7,500.12	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,193,307	$901.88 DKK6,138.69	+151.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,438,995	$164.86 DKK1,122.14	+2.3%
Average			+129.3%

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pay 92.8% more for childcare

	Beirut	Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,381,390	$546.16 DKK3,717.45	+92.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,278,989	??
Average			+92.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,744	$8.62 DKK58.70	+187.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,828	$5.99 DKK40.76	+113.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,163	$11.50 DKK78.26	+474.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,315,162	$45.90 DKK312.40	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,070	$21.56 DKK146.74	+208.0%
Average			+192.3%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Beirut	Nuuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,998,545	$86.24 DKK586.97	+10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,182,922	$25.87 DKK176.09	-55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,238,079	$86.09 DKK585.99	-16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,917,938	$201.07 DKK1,368.61	+81.6%
Average			+5.0%

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