Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 51.6% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr116.89
|
$19.31
kr135.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr92.39
|
$12.00
kr83.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr20.07
|
$3.60
kr25.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr18.15
|
$2.73
kr19.10
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.94
|
$2.59
kr18.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr49.96
|
$5.70
kr39.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr52.94
|
$6.51
kr45.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr33.63
|
$4.07
kr28.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr45.26
|
$4.95
kr34.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.39
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr11.12
|
$1.38
kr9.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.81
|
$1.40
kr9.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.50
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.71
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.68
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr80.56
|
$8.13
kr56.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr778.15
|
$79.32
kr555.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr258,774.90
|
$39,887.40
kr279,108.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr247.10
|
$23.16
kr162.07
|
|
pay 54.6% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr318.79
|
$32.80
kr229.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,228.25
|
$904.62
kr6,329.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,412.23
|
$690.34
kr4,830.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr688.08
|
$160.35
kr1,122.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,447.75
|
$419.05
kr2,932.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr35,589.62
|
$4,842.90
kr33,887.71
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr72.22
|
$6.81
kr47.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr40.86
|
$5.17
kr36.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr69.36
|
$8.52
kr59.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr412.73
|
$36.38
kr254.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr138.49
|
$15.61
kr109.26
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr879.95
|
$97.12
kr679.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr379.78
|
$42.49
kr297.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr894.80
|
$98.35
kr688.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,361.23
|
$137.97
kr965.46
|
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