Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 62.2% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Rome, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$14.37
DKK101.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$15.82
DKK111.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.12
|
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$2.87
DKK20.35
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
|
Rome
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$3.50
DKK24.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.64
|
$16.89
DKK119.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$9.96
DKK70.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
$4.42
DKK31.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$8.25
DKK58.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.63
DKK11.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$1.85
DKK13.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$1.60
DKK11.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$1.52
DKK10.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.74
DKK12.30
|
|
pay 70.6% more for transportation
|
Rome
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.78
|
$3.70
DKK26.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.57
|
$83.07
DKK587.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
$34,422.30
DKK243,641.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.26
|
$48.15
DKK340.79
|
|
pay 89.7% more for housing
|
Rome
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
$132.16
DKK935.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
$1,101.90
DKK7,799.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€723.69
|
$901.88
DKK6,383.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
$164.86
DKK1,166.89
|
|
pay 7.3% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€482.56
|
$546.16
DKK3,865.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$5.99
DKK42.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$11.50
DKK81.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.30
|
$45.90
DKK324.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$21.56
DKK152.59
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
|
Rome
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
$86.24
DKK610.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
$25.87
DKK183.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
$86.09
DKK609.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.04
|
$201.07
DKK1,423.19
|
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