Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 40.1% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 96.9% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.29
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.23
|
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.38
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.29
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.52
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.28
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.90
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.42
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Cyprus
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.48
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
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