Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.3% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Germany instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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