Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 4.8% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Norway, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$19.31
kr134.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$3.60
kr25.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$2.73
kr19.03
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$5.70
kr39.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$6.51
kr45.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$4.95
kr34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$1.31
kr9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$1.38
kr9.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$1.40
kr9.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$1.76
kr12.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$0.84
kr5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$0.78
kr5.43
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$8.13
kr56.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$79.32
kr552.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$23.16
kr161.46
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$6.81
kr47.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$5.17
kr36.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$36.38
kr253.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$15.61
kr108.85
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$137.97
kr961.79
|
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