Cost of living comparison

Nuuk, Greenland

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Nuuk Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 31.0% cheaper than Nuuk.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 57.8% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 31.8% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 3.3% less in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% less in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Bucharest

Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Nuuk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Nuuk	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.37 DKK94.36	$11.85 RON52.69	-17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.82 DKK103.83	$7.54 RON33.53	-52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.44 DKK16.04	$2.00 RON8.88	-18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 DKK18.87	$2.20 RON9.80	-23.3%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 57.8% less for groceries

	Nuuk	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$3.50 DKK22.96	$1.17 RON5.22	-66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$16.89 DKK110.87	$4.52 RON20.11	-73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.96 DKK65.38	$6.34 RON28.20	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.42 DKK29.00	$3.28 RON14.57	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.25 DKK54.14	$3.09 RON13.73	-62.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 DKK10.70	$0.59 RON2.60	-64.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.85 DKK12.13	$0.77 RON3.42	-58.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK10.49	$0.75 RON3.34	-53.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.84	$0.88 RON3.92	-55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 DKK9.99	$0.51 RON2.25	-66.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.74 DKK11.41	$0.44 RON1.96	-74.7%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 31.8% less for transportation

	Nuuk	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.70 DKK24.29	$6.09 RON27.09	+64.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.07 DKK545.39	$17.24 RON76.64	-79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,422.30 DKK225,985.87	$26,003.12 RON115,615.06	-24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.15 DKK316.10	$5.82 RON25.87	-87.9%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Nuuk	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.16 DKK867.62	$9.35 RON41.59	-92.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,101.90 DKK7,234.06	$601.94 RON2,676.33	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$901.88 DKK5,920.92	$397.23 RON1,766.16	-56.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.86 DKK1,082.33	$130.07 RON578.30	-21.1%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 3.3% less for childcare

	Nuuk	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$546.16 DKK3,585.58	$527.95 RON2,347.37	-3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,631.65 RON47,270.44
Average			-3.3%

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pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuuk	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.62 DKK56.61	$3.23 RON14.37	-62.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 DKK39.32	$3.17 RON14.09	-47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.50 DKK75.49	$5.98 RON26.59	-48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.90 DKK301.31	$49.84 RON221.61	+8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.56 DKK141.54	$8.62 RON38.32	-60.0%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Nuuk	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.24 DKK566.14	$78.42 RON348.65	-9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.87 DKK169.84	$39.68 RON176.41	+53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.09 DKK565.20	$85.94 RON382.12	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$201.07 DKK1,320.06	$105.80 RON470.42	-47.4%
Average			-0.8%

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