Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 40.4% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$11.06
RON51.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
$5.97
RON27.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
$4.39
RON20.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
$3.23
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
$0.74
RON3.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
$17.69
RON81.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
$24,329.82
RON112,435.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
$5.96
RON27.56
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
$9.46
RON43.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
$509.31
RON2,353.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
$357.17
RON1,650.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
$108.55
RON501.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$508.58
RON2,350.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,180.57
RON42,426.17
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
$47.02
RON217.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
$72.25
RON333.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
$42.02
RON194.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
$77.44
RON357.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
$97.82
RON452.07
|
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