Cost of living comparison

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Bern vs. Nuuk Cost of Living Summary

Bern is 88.7% more expensive than Nuuk.

Restaurants: pay 57.7% more in Bern
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Bern
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Bern
Housing: pay 6.1% more in Bern
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Bern
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Bern
Clothing: pay 74.9% more in Bern

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Bern are more expensive than in Nuuk. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bern.

Bern vs. Nuuk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bern instead of Nuuk, you would:

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pay 57.7% more for restaurants

	Nuuk	Bern
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 DKK103.98	$26.23 CHF23.83	+82.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.82 DKK114.43	$17.11 CHF15.54	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.44 DKK17.68	$4.65 CHF4.22	+90.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 DKK20.80	$4.30 CHF3.91	+49.7%
Average			+57.7%

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Nuuk	Bern
Bread 1 loaf	$3.50 DKK25.30	$3.23 CHF2.94	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.89 DKK122.18	$13.69 CHF12.44	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.96 DKK72.05	$7.62 CHF6.92	-23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.42 DKK31.96	$5.84 CHF5.31	+32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.25 DKK59.67	$13.31 CHF12.09	+61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 DKK11.79	$1.48 CHF1.34	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.85 DKK13.36	$1.08 CHF0.98	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK11.56	$1.16 CHF1.05	-27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK14.15	$2.71 CHF2.46	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 DKK11.01	$1.06 CHF0.96	-30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.74 DKK12.58	$0.98 CHF0.89	-43.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Nuuk	Bern
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.70 DKK26.77	$7.86 CHF7.14	+112.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.07 DKK601.03	$91.24 CHF82.90	+9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,422.30 DKK249,041.93	$37,408.50 CHF33,990.75	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.15 DKK348.35	$43.00 CHF39.07	-10.7%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 6.1% more for housing

	Nuuk	Bern
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.16 DKK956.13	$48.66 CHF44.22	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,101.90 DKK7,972.11	$1,382.42 CHF1,256.11	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$901.88 DKK6,525.00	$978.93 CHF889.49	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.86 DKK1,192.76	$253.38 CHF230.23	+53.7%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Nuuk	Bern
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$546.16 DKK3,951.40	$3,022.33 CHF2,746.20	+453.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$34,215.09 CHF31,089.10
Average			+453.4%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nuuk	Bern
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.62 DKK62.39	$7.41 CHF6.74	-14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 DKK43.33	$5.39 CHF4.90	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.50 DKK83.19	$10.26 CHF9.33	-10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.90 DKK332.06	$71.17 CHF64.67	+55.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.56 DKK155.98	$22.81 CHF20.73	+5.8%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 74.9% more for clothing

	Nuuk	Bern
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.24 DKK623.90	$142.37 CHF129.37	+65.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.87 DKK187.17	$63.68 CHF57.86	+146.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.09 DKK622.86	$167.27 CHF151.99	+94.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$201.07 DKK1,454.74	$189.00 CHF171.73	-6.0%
Average			+74.9%

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