Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 3.7% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$15.97
DKK109.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$14.60
DKK100.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.95
DKK20.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.18
DKK14.99
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$3.53
DKK24.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$17.05
DKK117.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$12.35
DKK85.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$4.75
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.33
DKK57.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
DKK11.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.87
DKK12.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
DKK11.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.98
DKK13.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.54
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.76
DKK12.09
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.74
DKK25.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$83.89
DKK577.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,760.46
DKK239,301.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$48.62
DKK334.72
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$133.45
DKK918.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,660.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$845.47
DKK5,820.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$166.48
DKK1,146.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$551.52
DKK3,796.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$9.07
DKK62.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$6.68
DKK45.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.61
DKK79.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.35
DKK319.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$87.08
DKK599.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.12
DKK179.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.94
DKK598.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$203.05
DKK1,397.84
|
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