Cost of living comparison
Bern is 19.1% more expensive than Nuuk.
If you lived in Bern instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Nuuk
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
Nuuk
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Nuuk
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Nuuk
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
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