Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 5.4% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
Iceland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$20.33
DKK140.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$12.43
DKK86.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$3.60
DKK24.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$2.70
DKK18.70
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$2.82
DKK19.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$5.62
DKK38.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$4.30
DKK29.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$4.87
DKK33.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$1.28
DKK8.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$1.35
DKK9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$1.40
DKK9.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$1.87
DKK12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.87
DKK6.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.76
DKK5.25
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$7.79
DKK53.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$81.04
DKK561.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$42,527.90
DKK294,505.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$24.34
DKK168.54
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
Iceland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$33.82
DKK234.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$983.28
DKK6,809.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$707.32
DKK4,898.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$162.10
DKK1,122.55
|
|
pay 50.0% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$478.97
DKK3,316.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,536.89
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$7.38
DKK51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$5.48
DKK37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$8.73
DKK60.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$38.46
DKK266.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$16.97
DKK117.53
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$92.71
DKK641.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$37.82
DKK261.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$103.89
DKK719.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$145.14
DKK1,005.06
|
|
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