Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 54.9% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
|
pay 66.4% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
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