Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 33.1% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 86.6% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.75
|
$20.33
DKK140.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
$12.43
DKK86.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$3.60
DKK24.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$2.70
DKK18.70
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
$2.82
DKK19.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.40
|
$5.62
DKK38.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$4.30
DKK29.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.28
|
$4.87
DKK33.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.28
DKK8.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.35
DKK9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.40
DKK9.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.87
DKK12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.87
DKK6.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.76
DKK5.25
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$7.79
DKK53.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.47
|
$81.04
DKK561.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
$42,527.90
DKK294,505.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.40
|
$24.34
DKK168.54
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
$33.82
DKK234.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€857.56
|
$983.28
DKK6,809.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€685.44
|
$707.32
DKK4,898.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
$162.10
DKK1,122.55
|
|
pay 3.7% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€394.15
|
$478.97
DKK3,316.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,536.89
|
|
pay 64.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$7.38
DKK51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.07
|
$5.48
DKK37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
$8.73
DKK60.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.55
|
$38.46
DKK266.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$16.97
DKK117.53
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
$92.71
DKK641.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
$37.82
DKK261.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
$103.89
DKK719.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.35
|
$145.14
DKK1,005.06
|
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