Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Nuuk, Greenland

Nuuk vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 2.4 times more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% more in Nuuk
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Nuuk
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Nuuk
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Nuuk
Childcare: pay 3.4% more in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.1% more in Nuuk
Clothing: pay 16.4% more in Nuuk

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

Nuuk vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON52.69	$14.37 DKK94.36	+21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON33.53	$15.82 DKK103.83	+109.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.88	$2.44 DKK16.04	+22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.80	$2.87 DKK18.87	+30.4%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Bucharest	Nuuk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.22	$3.50 DKK22.96	+197.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON20.11	$16.89 DKK110.87	+273.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON28.20	$9.96 DKK65.38	+57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.57	$4.42 DKK29.00	+34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.73	$8.25 DKK54.14	+167.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.60	$1.63 DKK10.70	+178.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.42	$1.85 DKK12.13	+140.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.34	$1.60 DKK10.49	+112.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.92	$1.96 DKK12.84	+122.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.25	$1.52 DKK9.99	+200.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.96	$1.74 DKK11.41	+294.6%
Average			+161.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON27.09	$3.70 DKK24.29	-39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON76.64	$83.07 DKK545.39	+381.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON115,615.06	$34,422.30 DKK225,985.87	+32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.87	$48.15 DKK316.10	+727.6%
Average			+275.6%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Nuuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON41.59	$132.16 DKK867.62	+1312.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,676.33	$1,101.90 DKK7,234.06	+83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,766.16	$901.88 DKK5,920.92	+127.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON578.30	$164.86 DKK1,082.33	+26.8%
Average			+387.4%

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pay 3.4% more for childcare

	Bucharest	Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,347.37	$546.16 DKK3,585.58	+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON47,270.44	??
Average			+3.4%

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pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.37	$8.62 DKK56.61	+166.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON14.09	$5.99 DKK39.32	+89.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.59	$11.50 DKK75.49	+92.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON221.61	$45.90 DKK301.31	-7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON38.32	$21.56 DKK141.54	+150.1%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Nuuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON348.65	$86.24 DKK566.14	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON176.41	$25.87 DKK169.84	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON382.12	$86.09 DKK565.20	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON470.42	$201.07 DKK1,320.06	+90.0%
Average			+16.4%

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