Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.0% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.37
|
$19.31
DKK133.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$12.00
DKK83.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$3.60
DKK24.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.73
DKK18.92
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
|
$2.59
DKK17.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
|
$5.70
DKK39.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$6.51
DKK45.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$4.07
DKK28.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$4.95
DKK34.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.31
DKK9.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.40
DKK9.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.76
DKK12.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.78
DKK5.40
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$8.13
DKK56.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.20
|
$79.32
DKK549.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,045.17
|
$39,887.40
DKK276,415.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
|
$23.16
DKK160.51
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.36
|
$32.80
DKK227.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,973.24
|
$904.62
DKK6,268.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,612.24
|
$690.34
DKK4,783.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.10
|
$160.35
DKK1,111.18
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,203.13
|
$419.05
DKK2,903.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,357.14
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,560.81
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.15
|
$6.81
DKK47.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$5.17
DKK35.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$8.52
DKK59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
|
$36.38
DKK252.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
|
$15.61
DKK108.21
|
|
pay 42.1% more for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
|
$97.12
DKK673.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.58
|
$42.49
DKK294.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$98.35
DKK681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.30
|
$137.97
DKK956.14
|
|
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