Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 42.6% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Nuuk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Nuuk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Nuuk
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
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