Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 2.8 times more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Harare, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Harare
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
|
pay 73.1% more for transportation
Harare
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Harare
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
|
pay 97.9% more for childcare
Harare
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
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