Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 34.0% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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