Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Greenland

Nuuk vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Nuuk is 78.0% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 94.1% more in Nuuk
Groceries: pay 22.6% more in Nuuk
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Nuuk
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Nuuk
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Nuuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.7% more in Nuuk
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Nuuk

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

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Nuuk vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuuk instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 94.1% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Nuuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$17.98 DKK119.57	+142.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$13.09 DKK87.06	+57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$3.18 DKK21.15	+63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$3.41 DKK22.69	+75.6%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 22.6% more for groceries

	St. George's	Nuuk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$4.19 DKK27.90	+76.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$17.98 DKK119.57	+159.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$10.96 DKK72.92	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$5.11 DKK33.98	+20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$10.74 DKK71.41	+152.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$1.36 DKK9.04	-77.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.36 DKK9.04	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$2.11 DKK14.01	+184.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$2.55 DKK16.95	-1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.70 DKK11.30	+31.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$1.60 DKK10.62	-4.1%
Average			+22.6%

St. George's vs. Nuuk - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	St. George's	Nuuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$4.07 DKK27.09	-22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$82.39 DKK548.02	+28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-4.7%

St. George's vs. Nuuk - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	St. George's	Nuuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$134.68 DKK895.76	+164.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$1,562.99 DKK10,395.73	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$1,413.18 DKK9,399.33	+222.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	??
Average			+113.7%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Nuuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$554.29 DKK3,686.66	+898.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$6,007.26 DKK39,955.46	+80.4%
Average			+324.4%

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pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Nuuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$10.11 DKK67.26	+264.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$5.99 DKK39.86	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.91 DKK65.92
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$59.82 DKK397.89	+61.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$17.98 DKK119.57	+61.9%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	St. George's	Nuuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$179.77 DKK1,195.67	+255.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	??
Average			+255.5%

St. George's vs. Nuuk - Cost of clothing

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