Cost of living comparison
Nuuk is 2.2 times more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Nuuk instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$16.22
DKK112.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$3.50
DKK24.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$2.56
DKK17.76
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
$3.22
DKK22.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
$16.84
DKK116.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$6.82
DKK47.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$3.59
DKK24.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
$6.31
DKK43.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$1.83
DKK12.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$2.06
DKK14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$2.32
DKK16.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$3.05
DKK21.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
$81.40
DKK563.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
$35,062.81
DKK242,809.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
$50.95
DKK352.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$219.60
DKK1,520.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$1,024.80
DKK7,096.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$706.16
DKK4,890.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$167.93
DKK1,162.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$9.15
DKK63.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$6.82
DKK47.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$11.42
DKK79.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$40.19
DKK278.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
pay 49.1% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Nuuk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$102.48
DKK709.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
$26.35
DKK182.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
$204.96
DKK1,419.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
$204.81
DKK1,418.33
|
|
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