Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Nuuk, Greenland

Nuuk vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 2.7 times more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% more in Nuuk
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Nuuk
Transportation: pay 5.1 times more in Nuuk
Housing: pay 29.4% more in Nuuk
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Nuuk
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Nuuk

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Nuuk are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Nuuk.

Nuuk vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuuk instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 43.1% more for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,568.99	$14.37 DKK94.48	+19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,488.70	$15.82 DKK103.97	+38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.50	$2.44 DKK16.06	+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.12	$2.87 DKK18.90	+91.6%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Nuuk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.87	$3.50 DKK22.99	+39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$16.89 DKK111.02	+237.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.41	$9.96 DKK65.47	+75.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.48	$4.42 DKK29.04	+58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.26	$8.25 DKK54.21	+19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$1.63 DKK10.71	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.17	$1.85 DKK12.14	+239.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$1.60 DKK10.50	+252.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.31	$1.96 DKK12.86	+331.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.53	$1.52 DKK10.00	-32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.06	$1.74 DKK11.43	+36.9%
Average			+111.7%

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pay 5.1 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.39	$3.70 DKK24.32	+84.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,614.98	$83.07 DKK546.11	+315.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,576,223.50	$34,422.30 DKK226,285.35	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.08	$48.15 DKK316.52	+1244.9%
Average			+410.7%

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pay 29.4% more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Nuuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,701.86	$132.16 DKK868.77	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,981.81	$1,101.90 DKK7,243.65	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,366.83	$901.88 DKK5,928.77	+1.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,998.47	$164.86 DKK1,083.77	+115.6%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,074.92	$546.16 DKK3,590.33	+446.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,959.88	??
Average			+446.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.75	$8.62 DKK56.69	+72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.43	$5.99 DKK39.37	+263.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.50	$11.50 DKK75.59	+474.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,092.51	$45.90 DKK301.71	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,307.49	$21.56 DKK141.72	+115.6%
Average			+178.5%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Nuuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,459.94	$86.24 DKK566.89	+7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,806.19	$25.87 DKK170.07	-65.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,689.91	$86.09 DKK565.95	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,612.39	$201.07 DKK1,321.81	+34.0%
Average			-13.0%

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