Cost of living comparison

Denmark

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Norway

Sandnes vs. Svendborg Cost of Living Summary

Sandnes is 24.9% more expensive than Svendborg.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Sandnes
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Sandnes
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Sandnes
Housing: pay 47.9% more in Sandnes
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Sandnes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Sandnes
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Sandnes

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Sandnes are more expensive than in Svendborg. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Sandnes.

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Sandnes vs. Svendborg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sandnes instead of Svendborg, you would:

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Svendborg	Sandnes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.97 DKK140.46	$24.95 NOK229.79	+19.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.98 DKK100.33	$15.24 NOK140.37	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.65 DKK24.41	$3.34 NOK30.77	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.74 DKK18.33	$2.96 NOK27.24	+8.1%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Svendborg	Sandnes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.58 DKK17.31	$3.45 NOK31.73	+33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 DKK40.89	$6.61 NOK60.89	+8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.49 DKK50.13	$9.02 NOK83.09	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 DKK29.09	$4.81 NOK44.33	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 DKK33.98	$7.17 NOK66.00	+41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 DKK10.13	$1.59 NOK14.68	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 DKK7.05	$1.25 NOK11.56	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 DKK8.19	$1.42 NOK13.08	+16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 DKK11.04	$2.18 NOK20.10	+32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 DKK5.87	$1.14 NOK10.47	+29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 DKK6.16	$1.04 NOK9.59	+13.3%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Svendborg	Sandnes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 DKK58.97	$8.46 NOK77.93	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$102.37 DKK685.60	$83.53 NOK769.16	-18.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,563.68 DKK319K	$43,324.58 NOK399K	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.01 DKK187.62	$19.94 NOK183.64	-28.8%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 47.9% more for housing

	Svendborg	Sandnes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.84 DKK219.93	$82.03 NOK755.35	+149.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$797.72 DKK5,342.66	$1,322.52 NOK12,178.39	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$719.07 DKK4,815.92	$952.73 NOK8,773.25	+32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.65 DKK1,035.78	$189.96 NOK1,749.25	+22.8%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Svendborg	Sandnes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$325.03 DKK2,176.86	$288.87 NOK2,660.02	-11.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,498.07 DKK10,033.17	$9,396.83 NOK86,530.66	+527.3%
Average			+136.1%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Svendborg	Sandnes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.49 DKK50.17	$13.52 NOK124.51	+80.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.29 DKK42.14	$5.56 NOK51.20	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.29 DKK62.21	$16.18 NOK149.03	+74.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.25 DKK262.87	$45.24 NOK416.63	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.98 DKK120.40	$18.79 NOK173.06	+4.5%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Svendborg	Sandnes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$139.67 DKK935.43	$125.22 NOK1,153.10	-10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.89 DKK327.42	$59.73 NOK550.00	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$137.22 DKK919.04	$118.33 NOK1,089.65	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.67 DKK1,169.87	$187.94 NOK1,730.61	+7.6%
Average			+0.4%

Svendborg vs. Sandnes - Cost of clothing

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