Cost of living comparison
compared to
Israel vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary
Israel is 19.6% more expensive than Denmark overall.
Israel vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Israel instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.73
DKK138.31
|
$23.87
₪73.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.74
DKK91.67
|
$18.77
₪57.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.88
DKK25.88
|
$3.33
₪10.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
DKK20.42
|
$2.70
₪8.27
|
|
Denmark vs. Israel - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.6% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.38
DKK22.57
|
$3.02
₪9.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
DKK47.41
|
$8.49
₪26.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
DKK50.87
|
$9.09
₪27.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.86
DKK32.43
|
$4.78
₪14.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
DKK36.69
|
$6.33
₪19.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.24
|
$1.96
₪5.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK8.91
|
$1.48
₪4.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
DKK10.81
|
$1.06
₪3.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
DKK13.69
|
$1.28
₪3.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
DKK6.41
|
$0.82
₪2.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
DKK5.75
|
$0.73
₪2.24
|
|
Denmark vs. Israel - Cost of groceries
pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.78
DKK58.59
|
$9.73
₪29.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.81
DKK605.94
|
$86.98
₪266.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,082.02
DKK327K
|
$56,575.39
₪173K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.81
DKK145.51
|
$15.75
₪48.26
|
|
Denmark vs. Israel - Cost of transportation
pay 33.7% more for housing
|
Denmark
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.53
DKK257.08
|
$42.16
₪129.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.37
DKK7,302.16
|
$1,456.98
₪4,463.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$864.45
DKK5,768.04
|
$1,143.34
₪3,502.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.64
DKK991.82
|
$221.23
₪677.73
|
|
Denmark vs. Israel - Cost of housing
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$546.22
DKK3,644.69
|
$1,259.48
₪3,858.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.94
DKK44,818.79
|
$26,132.54
₪80,055.72
|
|
Denmark vs. Israel - Cost of childcare
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.87
DKK52.52
|
$9.32
₪28.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.26
DKK41.75
|
$4.84
₪14.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.31
DKK62.10
|
$13.45
₪41.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
DKK292.77
|
$81.16
₪248.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.38
DKK122.64
|
$14.27
₪43.72
|
|
Denmark vs. Israel - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$105.11
DKK701.32
|
$83.52
₪255.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.60
DKK304.27
|
$65.14
₪199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.67
DKK825.17
|
$134.03
₪410.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.51
DKK1,171.09
|
$154.97
₪474.75
|
|
Denmark vs. Israel - 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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