Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 3.4 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE526.38
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE143.52
|
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE97.01
|
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Praia
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE125.47
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE552.86
|
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE368.15
|
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE243.30
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE175.09
|
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE136.43
|
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.57
|
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.77
|
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Praia
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE583.50
|
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,303.41
|
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Praia
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,982.32
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE25,065.57
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,151.66
|
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,364.92
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,739.99
|
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE108,283.27
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE230.89
|
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE151.05
|
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,840.76
|
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Praia
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE12,031.47
|
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
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