Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Slovakia Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 61.7% more expensive than Slovakia overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.5% more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 55.0% more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 85.0% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 56.2% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 14.7% less in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.1% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 58.6% more in Denmark

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, housing, and groceries in Denmark are more expensive than in Slovakia. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Denmark.

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Denmark vs. Slovakia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Denmark instead of Slovakia, you would:

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pay 98.5% more for restaurants

	Slovakia	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.84 €7.87	$20.73 DKK137.87	+134.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.92 €7.94	$13.74 DKK91.38	+54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.66	$3.88 DKK25.80	+108.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 €1.26	$3.06 DKK20.36	+116.8%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 55.0% more for groceries

	Slovakia	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 €1.25	$3.38 DKK22.50	+140.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.92 €5.27	$7.11 DKK47.26	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.92 €3.49	$7.62 DKK50.71	+94.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.72 €3.31	$4.86 DKK32.33	+30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €2.94	$5.50 DKK36.57	+66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.38 DKK9.21	+65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.75	$1.33 DKK8.88	+58.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$1.62 DKK10.78	+57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$2.05 DKK13.65	+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.54	$0.96 DKK6.39	+57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.86 DKK5.73	+33.6%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 85.0% more for transportation

	Slovakia	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.85 €6.10	$8.78 DKK58.40	+28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 €26.37	$90.81 DKK604.01	+206.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	$49,082.02 DKK326K	+89.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 €11.06	$21.81 DKK145.04	+75.5%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 56.2% more for housing

	Slovakia	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.25 €17.14	$38.53 DKK256.26	+100.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$608.23 €541.35	$1,094.37 DKK7,278.85	+79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$502.60 €447.34	$864.45 DKK5,749.63	+72.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.53 €173.14	$148.64 DKK988.66	-23.6%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 14.7% less for childcare

	Slovakia	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.66 €418.02	$546.22 DKK3,633.05	+16.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	$6,716.94 DKK44,675.71	-37.5%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 91.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Slovakia	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 €2.02	$7.87 DKK52.35	+246.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.40	$6.26 DKK41.61	+132.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.08 €5.41	$9.31 DKK61.90	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.98 €38.25	$43.88 DKK291.83	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.85 €7.88	$18.38 DKK122.25	+107.7%
Average			+91.1%

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pay 58.6% more for clothing

	Slovakia	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.85 €61.28	$105.11 DKK699.09	+52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.33 €30.56	$45.60 DKK303.29	+32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.79 €71.02	$123.67 DKK822.54	+55.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 €77.63	$175.51 DKK1,167.36	+101.2%
Average			+58.6%

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