Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 13.5% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Jersey
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.79
|
$19.31
kr134.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.03
|
$3.60
kr25.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.40
|
$2.73
kr19.03
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Jersey
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.52
|
$5.70
kr39.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.43
|
$6.51
kr45.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.69
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.42
|
$4.95
kr34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$1.31
kr9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$1.38
kr9.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.40
kr9.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.29
|
$1.76
kr12.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.84
kr5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.78
kr5.43
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Jersey
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.49
|
$8.13
kr56.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.72
|
$79.32
kr552.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,175.00
|
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.27
|
$23.16
kr161.46
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Jersey
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.68
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,435.12
|
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,307.24
|
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£116.16
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,578.98
|
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,773.65
|
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.72
|
$6.81
kr47.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$5.17
kr36.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.26
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.34
|
$36.38
kr253.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.93
|
$15.61
kr108.85
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.73
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.49
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.81
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.07
|
$137.97
kr961.79
|
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