Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 24.6% more expensive than Douglas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.3% more in Nuuk
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Nuuk
- Transportation
-
pay 37.6% more in Nuuk
- Housing
-
pay 14.7% more in Nuuk
- Childcare
-
pay 53.5% less in Nuuk
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.3% more in Nuuk
- Clothing
-
pay 38.4% more in Nuuk
The cost of groceries, clothing, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Nuuk are more expensive than in Douglas. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Nuuk.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.55
|
$14.37
DKK102.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$15.82
DKK113.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$2.44
DKK17.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$2.87
DKK20.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$3.50
DKK25.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$16.89
DKK120.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$9.96
DKK71.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$4.42
DKK31.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$8.25
DKK58.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.63
DKK11.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$1.85
DKK13.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.60
DKK11.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.96
DKK13.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$1.52
DKK10.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$1.74
DKK12.43
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$3.70
DKK26.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.36
|
$83.07
DKK594.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,682.80
|
$34,422.30
DKK246,205.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.66
|
$48.15
DKK344.38
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
|
Douglas
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.24
|
$132.16
DKK945.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£941.70
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,881.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.48
|
$901.88
DKK6,450.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.40
|
$164.86
DKK1,179.17
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.51
|
$546.16
DKK3,906.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,724.81
|
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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.03
|
$8.62
DKK61.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$5.99
DKK42.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.95
|
$11.50
DKK82.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.95
|
$45.90
DKK328.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$21.56
DKK154.20
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.04
|
$86.24
DKK616.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.59
|
$25.87
DKK185.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.25
|
$86.09
DKK615.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.82
|
$201.07
DKK1,438.17
|
|
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