Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 16.2% more expensive than North Carolina.
If you lived in Denmark instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$19.31
DKK133.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$12.00
DKK83.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$3.60
DKK24.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$2.73
DKK18.91
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
North Carolina
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$2.59
DKK17.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$5.70
DKK39.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$6.51
DKK45.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$4.07
DKK28.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$4.95
DKK34.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.31
DKK9.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.38
DKK9.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$1.40
DKK9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.76
DKK12.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.78
DKK5.39
|
|
pay 75.8% more for transportation
North Carolina
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$8.13
DKK56.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$79.32
DKK549.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$39,887.40
DKK276,220.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$23.16
DKK160.40
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$32.80
DKK227.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$904.62
DKK6,264.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$690.34
DKK4,780.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$160.35
DKK1,110.39
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$419.05
DKK2,901.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,537.08
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$6.81
DKK47.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$5.17
DKK35.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$8.52
DKK59.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$36.38
DKK251.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$15.61
DKK108.13
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$97.12
DKK672.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$42.49
DKK294.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$98.35
DKK681.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$137.97
DKK955.47
|
|
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