Cost of living comparison
Norway is 1.5% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Norway instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
Denmark
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
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