Cost of living comparison
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Denmark vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary
Denmark is 13.2% more expensive than Canada overall.
Denmark vs. Canada Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Denmark instead of Canada, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.02
CA$24.28
|
$20.73
DKK138.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
CA$14.69
|
$13.74
DKK91.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CA$2.86
|
$3.88
DKK25.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
CA$2.34
|
$3.06
DKK20.42
|
|
Canada vs. Denmark - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Canada
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CA$3.59
|
$3.38
DKK22.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
CA$7.43
|
$7.11
DKK47.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.08
CA$11.52
|
$7.62
DKK50.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
CA$4.99
|
$4.86
DKK32.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.68
|
$5.50
DKK36.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.56
|
$1.38
DKK9.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CA$0.90
|
$1.33
DKK8.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
CA$2.35
|
$1.62
DKK10.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.52
|
$2.05
DKK13.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.64
|
$0.96
DKK6.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.55
|
$0.86
DKK5.75
|
|
Canada vs. Denmark - Cost of groceries
pay 70.2% more for transportation
|
Canada
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CA$6.38
|
$8.78
DKK58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.05
CA$92.79
|
$90.81
DKK605.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,172.47
CA$38,760.16
|
$49,082.02
DKK327K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.38
CA$21.94
|
$21.81
DKK145.51
|
|
Canada vs. Denmark - Cost of transportation
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.08
CA$81.41
|
$38.53
DKK257.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,206.12
CA$1,720.47
|
$1,094.37
DKK7,302.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,084.12
CA$1,546.44
|
$864.45
DKK5,768.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.92
CA$156.80
|
$148.64
DKK991.82
|
|
Canada vs. Denmark - Cost of housing
pay 39.3% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.00
CA$1,009.93
|
$546.22
DKK3,644.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,065.57
CA$20,063.83
|
$6,716.94
DKK44,818.79
|
|
Canada vs. Denmark - Cost of childcare
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.10
CA$7.28
|
$7.87
DKK52.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$5.23
|
$6.26
DKK41.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.41
CA$19.12
|
$9.31
DKK62.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.22
CA$60.22
|
$43.88
DKK292.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.12
CA$15.86
|
$18.38
DKK122.64
|
|
Canada vs. Denmark - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 54.2% more for clothing
|
Canada
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.28
CA$76.00
|
$105.11
DKK701.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
CA$57.27
|
$45.60
DKK304.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.30
CA$123.10
|
$123.67
DKK825.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.70
CA$142.22
|
$175.51
DKK1,171.09
|
|
Canada vs. Denmark - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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