Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 75.7% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 59.3% more for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
|
pay 90.2% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Montevideo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
?? |
pay 85.1% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Montevideo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
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