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Esbjerg vs. Kavala Cost of Living Summary

Esbjerg is 62.2% more expensive than Kavala.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% more in Esbjerg
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Esbjerg
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Esbjerg
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Esbjerg
Childcare: pay 5.3% more in Esbjerg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% more in Esbjerg
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Esbjerg

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Esbjerg are more expensive than in Kavala. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Esbjerg.

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Esbjerg vs. Kavala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Esbjerg instead of Kavala, you would:

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pay 43.1% more for restaurants

	Kavala	Esbjerg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$20.97 DKK139.50	+24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$13.86 DKK92.17	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 €1.67	$3.15 DKK20.92	+67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$2.74 DKK18.20	+276.0%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Kavala	Esbjerg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 €1.16	$2.25 DKK14.95	+72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.09 €6.31	$3.37 DKK22.42	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 €4.97	$7.18 DKK47.78	+28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.03 €3.59	$4.91 DKK32.68	+21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 €3.23	$5.31 DKK35.33	+46.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.02 DKK6.78	-12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.88 DKK5.88	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$1.02 DKK6.78	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.08	$1.22 DKK8.14	+0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.91 DKK6.03	+58.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.40	$0.92 DKK6.12	+107.0%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Kavala	Esbjerg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.07 €7.18	$8.49 DKK56.47	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$61.59 €54.81	$187.26 DKK1,245.49	+204.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$50,184.55 DKK334K	+79.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.71	$36.10 DKK240.13	+174.4%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Kavala	Esbjerg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €27.12	$44.67 DKK297.11	+46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$405.90 €361.27	$1,258.38 DKK8,369.72	+210.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.93 €249.15	$774.00 DKK5,148.04	+176.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.42 €132.10	$167.90 DKK1,116.72	+13.1%
Average			+145.2%

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pay 5.3% more for childcare

	Kavala	Esbjerg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €424.18	$569.27 DKK3,786.30	+19.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	$8,389.19 DKK55,798.15	-7.1%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kavala	Esbjerg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$7.49 DKK49.82	+33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 €3.24	$4.99 DKK33.21	+37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.37 €4.78	$8.99 DKK59.78	+67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$37.45 DKK249.10	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.36 €9.22	$18.73 DKK124.55	+80.8%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Kavala	Esbjerg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.78 €86.14	$104.30 DKK693.72	+7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 €40.46	$44.94 DKK298.92	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.98 €87.20	$74.90 DKK498.20	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.49 €95.67	$119.85 DKK797.12	+11.5%
Average			-2.4%

Kavala vs. Esbjerg - Cost of clothing

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