Cost of living comparison
Spain is 24.4% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Spain instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr133.24
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr82.82
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr24.83
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr18.84
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr17.90
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.35
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr44.90
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.06
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.18
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.07
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.50
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.66
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.18
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.80
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.38
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.09
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr547.36
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr275,258.97
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr159.84
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr226.38
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,242.67
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,763.94
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,106.53
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,891.79
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,420.37
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr46.98
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr35.66
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr58.80
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr251.04
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr107.76
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr670.23
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr293.20
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr678.68
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr952.14
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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