Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 13.0% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.28
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.28
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.80
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.34
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.25
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.51
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.17
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.80
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.67
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Belgium
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.96
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
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