Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 61.4% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 55.8% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$14.37
DKK101.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$15.82
DKK111.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$2.87
DKK20.35
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$3.50
DKK24.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$16.89
DKK119.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$9.96
DKK70.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$4.42
DKK31.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$8.25
DKK58.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$1.63
DKK11.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$1.85
DKK13.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$1.60
DKK11.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$1.52
DKK10.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$1.74
DKK12.30
|
|
pay 25.7% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$3.70
DKK26.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
$83.07
DKK587.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$34,422.30
DKK243,641.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$48.15
DKK340.79
|
|
pay 11.7% more for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$132.16
DKK935.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,799.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$901.88
DKK6,383.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$164.86
DKK1,166.89
|
|
pay 60.6% more for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$546.16
DKK3,865.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
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pay 99.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$5.99
DKK42.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$11.50
DKK81.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$45.90
DKK324.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$21.56
DKK152.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$86.24
DKK610.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$25.87
DKK183.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$86.09
DKK609.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$201.07
DKK1,423.19
|
|
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