Cost of living comparison

Rhode Island, USA

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Rhode Island Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 9.0% more expensive than Rhode Island.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 9.9% less in Denmark
Transportation: pay 54.0% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 38.7% less in Denmark
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 91.3% more in Denmark

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

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Denmark vs. Rhode Island Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denmark instead of Rhode Island, you would:

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Rhode Island	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.33	$23.17 DKK151.44	+14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.33	$13.90 DKK90.84	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.65	$3.84 DKK25.08	+44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19	$2.91 DKK19.04	+32.7%
Average			+23.9%

Rhode Island vs. Denmark - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% less for groceries

	Rhode Island	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$3.99	$3.26 DKK21.33	-18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.34	$6.90 DKK45.11	+8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86	$7.91 DKK51.72	+62.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99	$4.82 DKK31.53	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50	$5.27 DKK34.43	-4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68	$1.44 DKK9.41	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16	$1.47 DKK9.62	+27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.23	$1.57 DKK10.25	-29.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.51	$2.17 DKK14.20	-13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69	$0.96 DKK6.30	-43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.70	$0.87 DKK5.68	-48.8%
Average			-9.9%

Rhode Island vs. Denmark - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.0% more for transportation

	Rhode Island	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21	$8.41 DKK54.95	+162.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$89.74 DKK586.51	+28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,181.63	$48,140.44 DKK315K	+33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.61	$25.64 DKK167.56	-7.2%
Average			+54.0%

Rhode Island vs. Denmark - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.7% less for housing

	Rhode Island	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.25	$40.30 DKK263.42	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,195.21	$1,064.91 DKK6,960.25	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,880.56	$842.32 DKK5,505.41	-55.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.52	$154.40 DKK1,009.14	-10.0%
Average			-38.7%

Rhode Island vs. Denmark - Cost of housing

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Rhode Island	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,353.94	$547.90 DKK3,581.05	-59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,000.00	$9,128.43 DKK59,663.43	-69.6%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rhode Island	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.42	$8.18 DKK53.45	+27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71	$6.19 DKK40.48	+31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.17	$9.59 DKK62.69	-21.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.00	$43.64 DKK285.23	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.42	$18.32 DKK119.73	+27.1%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 91.3% more for clothing

	Rhode Island	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.10	$103.92 DKK679.21	+141.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.67	$42.34 DKK276.71	+42.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.83	$120.57 DKK788.04	+63.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89	$172.17 DKK1,125.30	+118.2%
Average			+91.3%

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