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United States

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Denmark

Svendborg vs. Mountain View Cost of Living Summary

Svendborg is 42.5% cheaper than Mountain View.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Svendborg
Groceries: pay 28.3% less in Svendborg
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Svendborg
Housing: pay 69.3% less in Svendborg
Childcare: pay 90.6% less in Svendborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% less in Svendborg
Clothing: pay 8.9% more in Svendborg

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Svendborg are more expensive than in Mountain View. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Svendborg.

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Svendborg vs. Mountain View Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Svendborg instead of Mountain View, you would:

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pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Mountain View	Svendborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$20.97 DKK139.50	+4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$14.98 DKK99.64	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$3.65 DKK24.25	+32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70	$2.74 DKK18.20	+1.4%
Average			+13.7%

Mountain View vs. Svendborg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.3% less for groceries

	Mountain View	Svendborg
Bread 1 loaf	$4.30	$2.58 DKK17.19	-39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.27	$6.10 DKK40.60	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90	$7.49 DKK49.79	+52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.38	$4.34 DKK28.89	-19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.33	$5.07 DKK33.75	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.51 DKK10.06	-39.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88	$1.05 DKK7.01	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.22 DKK8.14	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.66	$1.65 DKK10.96	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.88 DKK5.82	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.60	$0.92 DKK6.12	-64.6%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Mountain View	Svendborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78	$8.81 DKK58.56	+52.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$102.37 DKK680.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,998.00	$47,563.68 DKK316K	+28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.77	$28.01 DKK186.33	-36.0%
Average			+26.8%

Mountain View vs. Svendborg - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.3% less for housing

	Mountain View	Svendborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.00	$32.84 DKK218.41	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,898.75	$797.72 DKK5,305.81	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,028.33	$719.07 DKK4,782.70	-76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.96	$154.65 DKK1,028.63	-31.3%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 90.6% less for childcare

	Mountain View	Svendborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,285.25	$325.03 DKK2,161.85	-85.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,000.00	$1,498.07 DKK9,963.95	-93.8%
Average			-90.6%

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pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mountain View	Svendborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$7.49 DKK49.82	+7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$6.29 DKK41.85	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.71	$9.29 DKK61.78	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.25	$39.25 DKK261.06	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$17.98 DKK119.57	+5.7%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 8.9% more for clothing

	Mountain View	Svendborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.67	$139.67 DKK928.97	+170.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$100.00	$48.89 DKK325.16	-51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$137.22 DKK912.70	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$174.67 DKK1,161.80	+16.4%
Average			+8.9%

Mountain View vs. Svendborg - Cost of clothing

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