Cost of living comparison

District of Columbia, USA

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. District of Columbia Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 31.7% cheaper than District of Columbia.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% less in Denmark
Groceries: pay 21.1% less in Denmark
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 54.6% less in Denmark
Childcare: pay 83.4% less in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in Denmark
Clothing: pay 26.1% more in Denmark

The cost of transportation and clothing in Denmark are more expensive than in District of Columbia. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Denmark.

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Denmark vs. District of Columbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denmark instead of District of Columbia, you would:

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pay 5.1% less for restaurants

	District of Columbia	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$20.73 DKK137.87	-26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$13.74 DKK91.38	+14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$3.88 DKK25.80	+22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$3.06 DKK20.36	+16.1%
Average			-5.1%

District of Columbia vs. Denmark - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	District of Columbia	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$4.11	$3.38 DKK22.50	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53	$7.11 DKK47.26	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95	$7.62 DKK50.71	+54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.64	$4.86 DKK32.33	-13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.63	$5.50 DKK36.57	-27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17	$1.38 DKK9.21	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.33 DKK8.88	+25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.62 DKK10.78	-28.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64	$2.05 DKK13.65	-22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$0.96 DKK6.39	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$0.86 DKK5.73	-50.1%
Average			-21.1%

District of Columbia vs. Denmark - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	District of Columbia	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19	$8.78 DKK58.40	+109.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.00	$90.81 DKK604.01	-24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.00	$49,082.02 DKK326K	+34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$21.81 DKK145.04	+30.4%
Average			+35.8%

District of Columbia vs. Denmark - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.6% less for housing

	District of Columbia	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.77	$38.53 DKK256.26	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,717.33	$1,094.37 DKK7,278.85	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,228.89	$864.45 DKK5,749.63	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.22	$148.64 DKK988.66	-7.8%
Average			-54.6%

District of Columbia vs. Denmark - Cost of housing

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pay 83.4% less for childcare

	District of Columbia	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,221.33	$546.22 DKK3,633.05	-83.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,506.00	$6,716.94 DKK44,675.71	-83.8%
Average			-83.4%

District of Columbia vs. Denmark - Cost of childcare

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	District of Columbia	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00	$7.87 DKK52.35	-12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.15	$6.26 DKK41.61	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94	$9.31 DKK61.90	-33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$114.30	$43.88 DKK291.83	-61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$18.38 DKK122.25	+2.1%
Average			-25.8%

District of Columbia vs. Denmark - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.1% more for clothing

	District of Columbia	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.42	$105.11 DKK699.09	+47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.11	$45.60 DKK303.29	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.50	$123.67 DKK822.54	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.16	$175.51 DKK1,167.36	+40.2%
Average			+26.1%

District of Columbia vs. Denmark - Cost of clothing

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