Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 6.3% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 47.7% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.61
|
$19.31
kr135.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$12.00
kr84.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$3.60
kr25.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.73
kr19.14
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.59
kr18.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$5.70
kr39.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$6.51
kr45.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$4.07
kr28.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$4.95
kr34.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.31
kr9.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.38
kr9.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.40
kr9.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.76
kr12.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.84
kr5.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.78
kr5.46
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$8.13
kr56.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.74
|
$79.32
kr556.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
$39,887.40
kr279,618.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.09
|
$23.16
kr162.37
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Ireland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
$32.80
kr229.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
$904.62
kr6,341.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
$690.34
kr4,839.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
$160.35
kr1,124.05
|
|
pay 48.7% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.54
|
$419.05
kr2,937.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
$4,842.90
kr33,949.70
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$6.81
kr47.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$5.17
kr36.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$8.52
kr59.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.24
|
$36.38
kr255.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$15.61
kr109.46
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
$97.12
kr680.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
$42.49
kr297.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
$98.35
kr689.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.92
|
$137.97
kr967.22
|
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