Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.4% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Germany instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.19
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.19
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.11
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.93
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.56
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.68
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.20
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.64
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.80
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.35
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.89
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.45
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.91
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr555.37
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.18
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.67
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.18
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr254.71
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.33
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr966.06
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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