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Copenhagen vs. Nuuk Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 8.8% more expensive than Nuuk.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 18.3% less in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 82.1% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 5.1% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 58.7% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Copenhagen

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

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Copenhagen vs. Nuuk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	Nuuk	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.98 DKK120.40	$20.97 DKK140.46	+16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.09 DKK87.66	$13.48 DKK90.30	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.18 DKK21.30	$5.10 DKK34.14	+60.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.41 DKK22.84	$3.77 DKK25.22	+10.4%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 18.3% less for groceries

	Nuuk	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$4.19 DKK28.09	$4.77 DKK31.96	+13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$17.98 DKK120.40	$8.64 DKK57.87	-51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.96 DKK73.43	$7.89 DKK52.84	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.11 DKK34.21	$5.89 DKK39.46	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.74 DKK71.91	$6.31 DKK42.24	-41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 DKK9.10	$1.52 DKK10.20	+12.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DKK9.10	$1.39 DKK9.28	+2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.11 DKK14.11	$1.96 DKK13.12	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 DKK17.07	$2.59 DKK17.32	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 DKK11.38	$1.07 DKK7.15	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK10.69	$0.95 DKK6.37	-40.4%
Average			-18.3%

Nuuk vs. Copenhagen - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.1% more for transportation

	Nuuk	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 DKK27.28	$9.58 DKK64.19	+135.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.39 DKK551.82	$104.86 DKK702.32	+27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$50,184.55 DKK336K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.03 DKK127.42
Average			+82.1%

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pay 5.1% more for housing

	Nuuk	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$134.68 DKK901.98	$37.42 DKK250.64	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,562.99 DKK10,467.94	$1,981.79 DKK13,272.85	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.18 DKK9,464.62	$1,454.31 DKK9,740.09	+2.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$138.83 DKK929.80
Average			+5.1%

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pay 58.7% more for childcare

	Nuuk	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$554.29 DKK3,712.27	$977.91 DKK6,549.43	+76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,007.26 DKK40,232.99	$8,580.66 DKK57,468.09	+42.8%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nuuk	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.11 DKK67.72	$8.99 DKK60.20	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.99 DKK40.13	$6.97 DKK46.71	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.91 DKK66.38	$9.44 DKK63.21	-4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.82 DKK400.66	$64.00 DKK428.65	+7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.98 DKK120.40	$20.22 DKK135.45	+12.5%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Nuuk	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$108.66 DKK727.74
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.68 DKK359.52
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$179.77 DKK1,203.98	$128.48 DKK860.51	-28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$199.12 DKK1,333.57
Average			-28.5%

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