Cost of living comparison

Antigua and Barbuda

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Greenland

Nuuk vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 45.8% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% more in Nuuk
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Nuuk
Transportation: pay 33.3% less in Nuuk
Housing: pay 75.6% more in Nuuk
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Nuuk
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Nuuk

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Nuuk are more expensive than in Saint John's. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Nuuk.

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Nuuk vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuuk instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 36.2% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.65 EC$45.00	$17.98 DKK119.57	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$13.09 DKK87.06	+41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 EC$5.27	$3.18 DKK21.15	+63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$3.41 DKK22.69	+183.6%
Average			+36.2%

Saint John's vs. Nuuk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Nuuk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.19 DKK27.90	+51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$17.98 DKK119.57	+322.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$10.96 DKK72.92	+30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.66 EC$18.00	$5.11 DKK33.98	-23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.53	$10.74 DKK71.41	+204.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.36 DKK9.04	-54.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.36 DKK9.04	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.11 DKK14.01	-43.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.55 DKK16.95	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.70 DKK11.30	+31.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.60 DKK10.62	+23.3%
Average			+19.3%

Saint John's vs. Nuuk - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.3% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$4.07 DKK27.09	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$82.39 DKK548.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-33.3%

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pay 75.6% more for housing

	Saint John's	Nuuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.40 EC$220.00	$134.68 DKK895.76	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,562.99 DKK10,395.73	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$1,413.18 DKK9,399.33	+108.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.07 EC$535.29	??
Average			+75.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	$554.29 DKK3,686.66	+199.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$6,007.26 DKK39,955.46	+224.7%
Average			+211.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$10.11 DKK67.26	+320.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.99 DKK39.86	+61.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.91 DKK65.92
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.75 EC$175.00	$59.82 DKK397.89	-7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$17.98 DKK119.57	+185.8%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Saint John's	Nuuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$179.77 DKK1,195.67	+142.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??
Average			+142.9%

Saint John's vs. Nuuk - Cost of clothing

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