Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 2.9 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$14.37
DKK102.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$15.82
DKK113.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.44
DKK17.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$2.87
DKK20.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$3.50
DKK25.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$16.89
DKK120.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$9.96
DKK71.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.42
DKK31.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$8.25
DKK59.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.63
DKK11.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.85
DKK13.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.60
DKK11.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.96
DKK14.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.52
DKK10.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.74
DKK12.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.70
DKK26.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$83.07
DKK594.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$34,422.30
DKK246,405.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$48.15
DKK344.66
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$132.16
DKK946.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,887.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$901.88
DKK6,455.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$164.86
DKK1,180.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$546.16
DKK3,909.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.99
DKK42.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.50
DKK82.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$45.90
DKK328.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$21.56
DKK154.32
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$86.24
DKK617.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$25.87
DKK185.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$86.09
DKK616.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$201.07
DKK1,439.34
|
|
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