Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 13.0% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
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