Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 63.1% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.95
|
$19.31
kr134.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$3.60
kr25.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$2.73
kr19.03
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$5.70
kr39.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$6.51
kr45.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$4.95
kr34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.31
kr9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.38
kr9.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.40
kr9.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.76
kr12.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.84
kr5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.78
kr5.43
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.35
|
$8.13
kr56.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.45
|
$79.32
kr552.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.90
|
$23.16
kr161.46
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
Portugal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€660.16
|
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€515.29
|
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€330.18
|
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$6.81
kr47.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$5.17
kr36.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.60
|
$36.38
kr253.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.00
|
$15.61
kr108.85
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.68
|
$137.97
kr961.79
|
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