Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 18.4% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Finland, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Finland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
Finland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
Finland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Finland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Finland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
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