Cost of living comparison

Finland

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 25.9% more expensive than Finland overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 21.6% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 35.1% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 10.4% less in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Denmark

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Denmark are more expensive than in Finland.

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Denmark vs. Finland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denmark instead of Finland, you would:

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pay 26.4% more for restaurants

	Finland	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.96 €14.20	$20.73 DKK137.87	+29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89 €10.58	$13.74 DKK91.38	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.49	$3.88 DKK25.80	+38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.95	$3.06 DKK20.36	+39.9%
Average			+26.4%

Finland vs. Denmark - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Finland	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$2.55 €2.27	$3.38 DKK22.50	+32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 €3.72	$7.11 DKK47.26	+70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.89 €4.36	$7.62 DKK50.71	+55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.88	$4.86 DKK32.33	+50.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.94 €5.28	$5.50 DKK36.57	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.38 DKK9.21	+29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$1.33 DKK8.88	+45.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$1.62 DKK10.78	+52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$2.05 DKK13.65	+17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.96 DKK6.39	+72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.86 DKK5.73	+11.4%
Average			+36.9%

Finland vs. Denmark - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.6% more for transportation

	Finland	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 €7.45	$8.78 DKK58.40	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.28 €61.66	$90.81 DKK604.01	+31.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,392.23 €31,500.36	$49,082.02 DKK326K	+38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.22 €17.11	$21.81 DKK145.04	+13.5%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 35.1% more for housing

	Finland	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.47 €20.89	$38.53 DKK256.26	+64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$812.17 €722.86	$1,094.37 DKK7,278.85	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.17 €576.89	$864.45 DKK5,749.63	+33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.50 €100.13	$148.64 DKK988.66	+32.1%
Average			+35.1%

Finland vs. Denmark - Cost of housing

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pay 10.4% less for childcare

	Finland	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.69 €305.90	$546.22 DKK3,633.05	+58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,310.70 €11,847.00	$6,716.94 DKK44,675.71	-49.5%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Finland	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.12 €7.23	$7.87 DKK52.35	-3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 €4.19	$6.26 DKK41.61	+32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.52 €11.14	$9.31 DKK61.90	-25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.65 €38.85	$43.88 DKK291.83	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.16 €15.27	$18.38 DKK122.25	+7.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Finland	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.56 €81.49	$105.11 DKK699.09	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36 €35.92	$45.60 DKK303.29	+13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.65 €86.91	$123.67 DKK822.54	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.74 €130.61	$175.51 DKK1,167.36	+19.6%
Average			+18.4%

Finland vs. Denmark - Cost of clothing

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