Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.7 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Denmark instead of China, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
China
|
Denmark
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 93.8% more for groceries
China
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
China
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
China
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
China
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 55.0% more for clothing
China
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
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