Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 65.3% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 90.0% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Saipan
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Saipan
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saipan
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
?? |
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Saipan
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
|
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