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Nuuk vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 24.5% more expensive than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Nuuk
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in Nuuk
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Nuuk
Housing: pay 50.2% more in Nuuk
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Nuuk
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Nuuk

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation in Nuuk are more expensive than in Reykjavik. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nuuk. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nuuk.

Nuuk vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,664	$14.37 DKK99.14	-28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,400	$15.82 DKK109.10	-12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK420	$2.44 DKK16.85	-22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK291	$2.87 DKK19.83	+31.5%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Reykjavik	Nuuk
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK481	$3.50 DKK24.12	-3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,033	$16.89 DKK116.49	+117.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK853	$9.96 DKK68.70	+55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK767	$4.42 DKK30.47	-23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,258	$8.25 DKK56.89	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK187	$1.63 DKK11.24	+16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK134	$1.85 DKK12.74	+83.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK162	$1.60 DKK11.02	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK296	$1.96 DKK13.49	-12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK191	$1.52 DKK10.49	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK124	$1.74 DKK11.99	+86.1%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Reykjavik	Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,132	$3.70 DKK25.52	-56.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK9,984	$83.07 DKK573.02	+10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,654,400	$34,422.30 DKK237,438.17	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,204	$48.15 DKK332.12	+100.2%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 50.2% more for housing

	Reykjavik	Nuuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,306	$132.16 DKK911.58	+89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK262,560	$1,101.90 DKK7,600.67	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK240,218	$901.88 DKK6,220.98	-50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,187	$164.86 DKK1,137.18	+205.6%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK33,585	$546.16 DKK3,767.29	+116.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK798,400	??
Average			+116.6%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,440	$8.62 DKK59.48	-20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK707	$5.99 DKK41.31	+12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,631	$11.50 DKK79.31	-6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,317	$45.90 DKK316.58	-34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK1,968	$21.56 DKK148.71	+45.9%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Nuuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK14,515	$86.24 DKK594.83	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,623	$25.87 DKK178.45	-48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK20,227	$86.09 DKK593.84	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK25,862	$201.07 DKK1,386.96	+3.6%
Average			-27.1%

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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: March 2025

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