Cost of living comparison

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Nuuk vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 62.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% more in Nuuk
Groceries: pay 84.1% more in Nuuk
Transportation: pay 70.6% more in Nuuk
Housing: pay 89.7% more in Nuuk
Childcare: pay 7.3% more in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Nuuk
Clothing: pay 31.0% more in Nuuk

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

Nuuk vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.6% more for restaurants

	Rome	Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.65	$14.37 DKK104.43	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.44	$15.82 DKK114.91	+47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$2.44 DKK17.75	+9.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$2.87 DKK20.89	+156.0%
Average			+50.6%

Rome vs. Nuuk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.1% more for groceries

	Rome	Nuuk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$3.50 DKK25.41	+96.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.82	$16.89 DKK122.70	+141.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$9.96 DKK72.36	+60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.66	$4.42 DKK32.09	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.76	$8.25 DKK59.92	+68.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$1.63 DKK11.84	+52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$1.85 DKK13.42	+100.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$1.60 DKK11.60	+79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$1.96 DKK14.21	+78.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$1.52 DKK11.05	+108.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$1.74 DKK12.63	+121.6%
Average			+84.1%

Rome vs. Nuuk - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.6% more for transportation

	Rome	Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.96	$3.70 DKK26.88	-48.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.53	$83.07 DKK603.58	+121.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,089.66	$34,422.30 DKK250,098.70	+28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.70	$48.15 DKK349.82	+180.8%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 89.7% more for housing

	Rome	Nuuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.68	$132.16 DKK960.19	+348.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,149.28	$1,101.90 DKK8,005.94	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €743.03	$901.88 DKK6,552.69	+18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.87	$164.86 DKK1,197.82	-1.4%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 7.3% more for childcare

	Rome	Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €495.46	$546.16 DKK3,968.16	+7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,214.87	??
Average			+7.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.22	$8.62 DKK62.66	+60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$5.99 DKK43.51	+292.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.26	$11.50 DKK83.54	+78.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.78	$45.90 DKK333.46	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.44	$21.56 DKK156.64	+101.2%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 31.0% more for clothing

	Rome	Nuuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.71	$86.24 DKK626.55	+31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.93	$25.87 DKK187.97	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.14	$86.09 DKK625.51	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.63	$201.07 DKK1,460.91	+96.5%
Average			+31.0%

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