Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Saint John's, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Saint John's
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$14.37
DKK101.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$15.82
DKK111.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.87
DKK20.35
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Saint John's
|
Nuuk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$3.50
DKK24.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$16.89
DKK119.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.96
DKK70.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.42
DKK31.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.25
DKK58.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.63
DKK11.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
DKK13.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.60
DKK11.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.96
DKK13.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
DKK10.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.74
DKK12.30
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint John's
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.70
DKK26.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$83.07
DKK587.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,422.30
DKK243,641.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$48.15
DKK340.79
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Saint John's
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$132.16
DKK935.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,101.90
DKK7,799.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$901.88
DKK6,383.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$164.86
DKK1,166.89
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint John's
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$546.16
DKK3,865.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint John's
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$5.99
DKK42.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.50
DKK81.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.90
DKK324.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$21.56
DKK152.59
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint John's
|
Nuuk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$86.24
DKK610.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.87
DKK183.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.09
DKK609.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$201.07
DKK1,423.19
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