Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 2.5 times more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$15.97
DKK109.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$14.60
DKK100.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$2.95
DKK20.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$2.18
DKK14.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Roseau
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$3.53
DKK24.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$17.05
DKK117.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$12.35
DKK84.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$4.75
DKK32.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.33
DKK57.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.65
DKK11.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.87
DKK12.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
DKK11.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.98
DKK13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.54
DKK10.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.76
DKK12.05
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Roseau
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$3.74
DKK25.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$83.89
DKK575.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,760.46
DKK238,616.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$48.62
DKK333.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Roseau
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$133.45
DKK916.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,638.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$845.47
DKK5,803.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$166.48
DKK1,142.83
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$551.52
DKK3,785.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$9.07
DKK62.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$6.68
DKK45.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.61
DKK79.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$46.35
DKK318.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Roseau
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$87.08
DKK597.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$26.12
DKK179.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$86.94
DKK596.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$203.05
DKK1,393.84
|
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