Nuuk is 47.5% more expensive than Brussels.

If you lived in Nuuk instead of Brussels, you would:

pay 26.8% more for restaurants

 
Brussels
Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.49
€15.19
$17.57
kr121.24
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.90
€9.11
$16.22
kr111.92
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.58
€2.38
$3.50
kr24.16

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pay 74.4% more for groceries

 
Brussels
Nuuk
Bread
1 loaf
$2.31
€2.13
$3.22
kr22.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.55
€6.95
$16.84
kr116.18
Milk (1 gallon) $4.69
€4.32
$6.82
kr47.04

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pay 35.5% more for transportation

 
Brussels
Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.71
€7.10
$3.05
kr21.03
Monthly public transit pass $53.87
€49.61
$81.40
kr561.72
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,486.24
€25,313.45
$35,062.81
kr241,964.92

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pay 68.8% more for housing

 
Brussels
Nuuk
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.77
€51.36
$219.60
kr1,515.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,043.18
€960.71
$1,024.80
kr7,072.04
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $873.71
€804.64
$706.16
kr4,873.14

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Brussels
Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $944.84
€870.15
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $24,473.75
€22,539.10
??

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brussels
Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
€5.06
$9.15
kr63.14
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
€3.42
$6.82
kr47.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.80
€8.10
$11.42
kr78.80

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pay 40.0% more for clothing

 
Brussels
Nuuk
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.22
€82.17
$102.48
kr707.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.58
€30.01
$26.35
kr181.85
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.94
€90.20
$204.96
kr1,414.41

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