Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 10.2% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Denmark instead of France, you would:
pay 28.8% more for restaurants
France
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$19.31
kr135.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$12.00
kr84.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$3.60
kr25.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$2.73
kr19.14
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
France
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$2.59
kr18.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$5.70
kr39.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$6.51
kr45.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$4.07
kr28.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$4.95
kr34.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.31
kr9.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.38
kr9.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.40
kr9.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$1.76
kr12.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.84
kr5.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.78
kr5.46
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
France
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$8.13
kr56.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$79.32
kr556.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$39,887.40
kr279,618.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$23.16
kr162.37
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
France
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$32.80
kr229.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$904.62
kr6,341.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$690.34
kr4,839.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$160.35
kr1,124.05
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
France
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$419.05
kr2,937.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$4,842.90
kr33,949.70
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$6.81
kr47.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$5.17
kr36.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$8.52
kr59.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$36.38
kr255.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$15.61
kr109.46
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
France
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$97.12
kr680.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$42.49
kr297.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$98.35
kr689.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$137.97
kr967.22
|
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