Cost of living comparison
Canada is 7.8% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Canada instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
Denmark
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Denmark
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
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