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Esbjerg vs. Poughkeepsie Cost of Living Summary

Esbjerg is 10.8% cheaper than Poughkeepsie.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% more in Esbjerg
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in Esbjerg
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Esbjerg
Housing: pay 35.5% less in Esbjerg
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Esbjerg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% more in Esbjerg
Clothing: pay 12.3% more in Esbjerg

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Esbjerg are more expensive than in Poughkeepsie. Expenses including childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Esbjerg. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Esbjerg.

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Esbjerg vs. Poughkeepsie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Esbjerg instead of Poughkeepsie, you would:

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pay 11.5% more for restaurants

	Poughkeepsie	Esbjerg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.50	$20.97 DKK140.70	-10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$13.86 DKK92.96	+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$3.15 DKK21.10	+57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25	$2.74 DKK18.36	+118.9%
Average			+11.5%

Poughkeepsie vs. Esbjerg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Poughkeepsie	Esbjerg
Bread 1 loaf	$3.27	$2.25 DKK15.07	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.61	$3.37 DKK22.61	-49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94	$7.18 DKK48.19	+82.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23	$4.91 DKK32.96	-6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.21	$5.31 DKK35.63	-26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.19	$1.02 DKK6.84	-53.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45	$0.88 DKK5.93	+96.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.02 DKK6.84	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.14	$1.22 DKK8.21	-42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.46	$0.91 DKK6.08	-38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.65	$0.92 DKK6.17	-44.1%
Average			-26.8%

Poughkeepsie vs. Esbjerg - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Poughkeepsie	Esbjerg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57	$8.49 DKK56.95	+137.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$187.26 DKK1,256.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,000.00	$50,184.55 DKK337K	+61.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.15	$36.10 DKK242.20	+123.6%
Average			+102.2%

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pay 35.5% less for housing

	Poughkeepsie	Esbjerg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.33	$44.67 DKK299.67	-34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,700.00	$1,258.38 DKK8,441.83	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,650.00	$774.00 DKK5,192.39	-53.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.67	$167.90 DKK1,126.34	+3.8%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Poughkeepsie	Esbjerg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,493.75	$569.27 DKK3,818.92	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,000.00	$8,389.19 DKK56,278.85	-50.7%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Poughkeepsie	Esbjerg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$7.49 DKK50.25	+24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50	$4.99 DKK33.50	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.50	$8.99 DKK60.30	-38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.00	$37.45 DKK251.24	+87.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$18.73 DKK125.62	+24.8%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 12.3% more for clothing

	Poughkeepsie	Esbjerg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.80	$104.30 DKK699.69	+90.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.77	$44.94 DKK301.49	+13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.50	$74.90 DKK502.49	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.83	$119.85 DKK803.98	+11.1%
Average			+12.3%

Poughkeepsie vs. Esbjerg - Cost of clothing

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