Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Greenland

Nuuk vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 3.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nuuk
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Nuuk
Transportation: pay 55.6% less in Nuuk
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Nuuk
Childcare: pay 64.3% less in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% more in Nuuk
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Nuuk

The cost of restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Nuuk are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in Nuuk. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Nuuk.

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Nuuk vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuuk instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$64.98	$17.98 DKK120.40	+117.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$49.99	$13.09 DKK87.66	+105.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.23	$3.18 DKK21.30	+143.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$3.41 DKK22.84	+211.7%
Average			+123.3%

Hong Kong vs. Nuuk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Nuuk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.58	$4.19 DKK28.09	+77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.20	$17.98 DKK120.40	+43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.89	$10.96 DKK73.43	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.19	$5.11 DKK34.21	+47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.05	$10.74 DKK71.91	+171.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.69	$1.36 DKK9.10	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$1.36 DKK9.10	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$2.11 DKK14.11	+0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$2.55 DKK17.07	+41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$1.70 DKK11.38	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$1.60 DKK10.69	+10.8%
Average			+27.9%

Hong Kong vs. Nuuk - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.6% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.69	$4.07 DKK27.28	-73.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$699.80	$82.39 DKK551.82	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$112.97	??
Average			-55.6%

Hong Kong vs. Nuuk - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Nuuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.85	$134.68 DKK901.98	+525.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	$1,562.99 DKK10,467.94	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	$1,413.18 DKK9,464.62	-16.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	??
Average			-13.0%

Hong Kong vs. Nuuk - Cost of housing

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pay 64.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	$554.29 DKK3,712.27	-52.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$6,007.26 DKK40,232.99	-73.1%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$59.98	$10.11 DKK67.72	+32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.55	$5.99 DKK40.13	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$104.97	$9.91 DKK66.38	-25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.22	$59.82 DKK400.66	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.47	$17.98 DKK120.40	+31.2%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Nuuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.62	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.53	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$631.90	$179.77 DKK1,203.98	+123.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.36	??
Average			+123.2%

Hong Kong vs. Nuuk - Cost of clothing

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