Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.1 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Romania, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Romania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.27
|
$20.33
DKK140.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
$12.43
DKK86.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.98
|
$3.60
DKK24.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.58
|
$2.70
DKK18.70
|
|
pay 99.2% more for groceries
Romania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
$2.82
DKK19.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.39
|
$5.62
DKK38.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.74
|
$7.34
DKK50.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
$4.30
DKK29.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.64
|
$4.87
DKK33.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.19
|
$1.28
DKK8.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.10
|
$1.35
DKK9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.95
|
$1.40
DKK9.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.89
|
$1.87
DKK12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.73
|
$0.87
DKK6.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.91
|
$0.76
DKK5.25
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.24
|
$7.79
DKK53.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.51
|
$81.04
DKK561.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
$42,527.90
DKK294,505.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.94
|
$24.34
DKK168.54
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Romania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
$33.82
DKK234.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
$983.28
DKK6,809.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
$707.32
DKK4,898.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
$162.10
DKK1,122.55
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Romania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
$478.97
DKK3,316.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,536.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.32
|
$7.38
DKK51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.02
|
$5.48
DKK37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
$8.73
DKK60.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON173.63
|
$38.46
DKK266.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.39
|
$16.97
DKK117.53
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
$92.71
DKK641.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
$37.82
DKK261.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
$103.89
DKK719.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON373.30
|
$145.14
DKK1,005.06
|
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