Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 6.9 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 9.2 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP207.55
|
$15.97
DKK107.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP207.55
|
$14.60
DKK98.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.11
|
$2.95
DKK19.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.96
|
$2.18
DKK14.70
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.09
|
$3.53
DKK23.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.72
|
$17.05
DKK115.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP173.69
|
$12.35
DKK83.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.13
|
$4.75
DKK32.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.83
|
$8.33
DKK56.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.03
|
$1.65
DKK11.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.59
|
$1.87
DKK12.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
$1.61
DKK10.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$1.98
DKK13.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
$1.54
DKK10.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.78
|
$1.76
DKK11.85
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.66
|
$3.74
DKK25.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP311.33
|
$83.89
DKK566.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,660,402.17
|
$34,760.46
DKK234,697.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.10
|
$48.62
DKK328.28
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP377.92
|
$133.45
DKK901.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,448.51
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,512.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,707.63
|
$845.47
DKK5,708.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP697.14
|
$166.48
DKK1,124.06
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,818.63
|
$551.52
DKK3,723.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,057.86
|
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pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.61
|
$9.07
DKK61.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.93
|
$6.68
DKK45.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.61
|
$11.61
DKK78.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP828.99
|
$46.35
DKK312.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP155.66
|
$21.77
DKK146.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Cairo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,674.06
|
$87.08
DKK587.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,029.09
|
$26.12
DKK176.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,371.53
|
$86.94
DKK586.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,432.23
|
$203.05
DKK1,370.95
|
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