Cost of living comparison

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Nuuk vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 50.0% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 21.0% more in Nuuk
Groceries
pay 96.7% more in Nuuk
Transportation
pay 67.0% more in Nuuk
Housing
pay 75.2% more in Nuuk
Childcare
pay 3.8% less in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports
pay 89.6% more in Nuuk
Clothing
pay 4.6% more in Nuuk

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Nuuk are more expensive than in Madrid. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Nuuk.

Nuuk vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.0% more for restaurants

 
Madrid
Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.51
$14.37
DKK103.51
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.34
$15.82
DKK113.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
€2.69
$2.44
DKK17.60

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pay 96.7% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Nuuk
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
€1.44
$3.50
DKK25.19
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.92
€6.68
$16.89
DKK121.63
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€4.25
$9.96
DKK71.73

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pay 67.0% more for transportation

 
Madrid
Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.55
$3.70
DKK26.64
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€41.37
$83.07
DKK598.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€34,506.80
$34,422.30
DKK247,909.44

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pay 75.2% more for housing

 
Madrid
Nuuk
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.85
€30.73
$132.16
DKK951.79
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.90
€1,417.45
$1,101.90
DKK7,935.86
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.71
€1,037.07
$901.88
DKK6,495.33

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pay 3.8% less for childcare

 
Madrid
Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $567.57
€547.69
$546.16
DKK3,933.43
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,069.47
€9,716.76
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pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
€3.62
$8.62
DKK62.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
€2.50
$5.99
DKK43.13
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.21
$11.50
DKK82.81

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

 
Madrid
Nuuk
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.50
€87.33
$86.24
DKK621.07
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
€35.91
$25.87
DKK186.32
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
€94.45
$86.09
DKK620.03

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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