Cost of living comparison
United States is 26.6% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in United States instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.35
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.13
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.22
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.14
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Denmark
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.18
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.98
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.61
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.50
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.72
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.21
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.65
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.81
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.37
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.90
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.46
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Denmark
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.98
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr556.03
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,618.66
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.37
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
Denmark
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.96
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,341.55
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,839.40
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,124.05
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Denmark
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,937.60
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,949.70
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.72
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.23
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.73
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr255.01
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.46
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Denmark
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.84
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.85
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr689.43
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr967.22
|
$109.59
|
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