Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 65.7% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$14.37
DKK102.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$15.82
DKK113.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$2.44
DKK17.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$2.87
DKK20.58
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$3.50
DKK25.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$16.89
DKK120.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$9.96
DKK71.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$4.42
DKK31.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$8.25
DKK59.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.63
DKK11.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$1.85
DKK13.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$1.60
DKK11.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$1.96
DKK14.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$1.52
DKK10.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$1.74
DKK12.44
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$3.70
DKK26.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$83.07
DKK594.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$34,422.30
DKK246,405.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$48.15
DKK344.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$132.16
DKK946.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,887.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$901.88
DKK6,455.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$164.86
DKK1,180.13
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$546.16
DKK3,909.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
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pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$5.99
DKK42.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$11.50
DKK82.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$45.90
DKK328.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$21.56
DKK154.32
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$86.24
DKK617.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$25.87
DKK185.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$86.09
DKK616.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$201.07
DKK1,439.34
|
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