Cost of living comparison
George Town is 64.4% more expensive than Nuuk.
If you lived in George Town instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Nuuk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
Nuuk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Nuuk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
|
pay 95.7% more for housing
Nuuk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Nuuk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
|
pay 90.1% more for clothing
Nuuk
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
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