Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 65.4% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Denmark instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 83.4% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 89.6% more for housing
South Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
|
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