Cost of living comparison

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Saint Helier vs. Nuuk Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 53.2% more expensive than Nuuk.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 22.3% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Saint Helier

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Nuuk. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Nuuk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Nuuk, you would:

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pay 25.8% more for restaurants

	Nuuk	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.72 DKK101.24	$40.06 £30.25	+154.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.72 DKK101.24	$10.68 £8.07	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.90	$3.17 £2.39	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.50 DKK22.54	$2.54 £1.92	-27.5%
Average			+25.8%

Nuuk vs. Saint Helier - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Nuuk	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$3.83 DKK24.64	$2.33 £1.76	-39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.87 DKK121.49	$4.31 £3.25	-77.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 DKK70.17	$8.21 £6.20	-24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK31.12	$5.72 £4.32	+18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.27 DKK72.56	$5.27 £3.98	-53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 DKK11.48	$1.95 £1.47	+9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.14 DKK13.78	$1.44 £1.09	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.43 DKK9.18	$1.91 £1.44	+33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 DKK11.48	$1.89 £1.43	+6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK10.33	$1.76 £1.33	+10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.60 DKK10.33	$1.72 £1.30	+7.1%
Average			-12.9%

Nuuk vs. Saint Helier - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Nuuk	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 DKK26.06	$8.09 £6.11	+99.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.14 DKK574.04	$66.77 £50.42	-25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,034.64 £16,640.12
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.38 DKK182.74	$25.19 £19.02	-11.2%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 22.3% more for housing

	Nuuk	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$157.21 DKK1,012.42	$74.56 £56.31	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,205.27 DKK7,761.91	$2,014.28 £1,521.14	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$943.25 DKK6,074.54	$1,629.23 £1,230.36	+72.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.33 DKK1,161.31	$183.82 £138.82	+1.9%
Average			+22.3%

Nuuk vs. Saint Helier - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Nuuk	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.39 DKK3,847.21	$2,136.69 £1,613.59	+257.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,915.48 £12,774.23
Average			+257.7%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nuuk	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.22 DKK65.81	$8.01 £6.05	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.81 DKK43.87	$4.89 £3.69	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.94	$15.29 £11.55	+47.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK370.88	$68.44 £51.69	+18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.49	$20.70 £15.63	+9.7%
Average			+5.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Nuuk	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$106.83 £80.68
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$71.67 £54.12
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$125.20 £94.55
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$209.22 £158.00

Nuuk vs. Saint Helier - Cost of clothing

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