Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 65.0% more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
|
pay 52.3% more for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
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pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
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