Cost of living comparison

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Nuuk vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 24.7% more expensive than Ottawa.

Restaurants
pay 31.8% more in Nuuk
Groceries
pay 48.7% more in Nuuk
Transportation
pay 44.0% more in Nuuk
Housing
pay 34.2% more in Nuuk
Childcare
pay 45.4% less in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.9% more in Nuuk
Clothing
pay 19.6% more in Nuuk

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Nuuk are more expensive than in Ottawa.

Nuuk vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.8% more for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.96
CA$26.12
$14.37
DKK103.51
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.78
CA$15.67
$15.82
DKK113.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
CA$3.16
$2.44
DKK17.60

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pay 48.7% more for groceries

 
Ottawa
Nuuk
Bread
1 loaf
$2.65
CA$3.85
$3.50
DKK25.19
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.28
CA$9.13
$16.89
DKK121.63
Milk (1 gallon) $9.92
CA$14.43
$9.96
DKK71.73

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pay 44.0% more for transportation

 
Ottawa
Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.15
CA$6.04
$3.70
DKK26.64
Monthly public transit pass $92.50
CA$134.53
$83.07
DKK598.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,412.64
CA$35,502.08
$34,422.30
DKK247,909.44

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pay 34.2% more for housing

 
Ottawa
Nuuk
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.21
CA$73.02
$132.16
DKK951.79
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,425.51
CA$2,073.05
$1,101.90
DKK7,935.86
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,269.57
CA$1,846.27
$901.88
DKK6,495.33

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pay 45.4% less for childcare

 
Ottawa
Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.72
CA$1,453.85
$546.16
DKK3,933.43
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,936.07
CA$28,992.03
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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
CA$8.36
$8.62
DKK62.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
CA$5.40
$5.99
DKK43.13
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.93
CA$18.81
$11.50
DKK82.81

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pay 19.6% more for clothing

 
Ottawa
Nuuk
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.20
CA$83.18
$86.24
DKK621.07
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.39
CA$64.55
$25.87
DKK186.32
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.78
CA$142.19
$86.09
DKK620.03

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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