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
kr113.83
|
$19.31
kr135.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr89.97
|
$12.00
kr84.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.54
|
$3.60
kr25.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.68
|
$2.73
kr19.14
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.26
|
$2.59
kr18.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.65
|
$5.70
kr39.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.55
|
$6.51
kr45.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.75
|
$4.07
kr28.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.08
|
$4.95
kr34.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.04
|
$1.31
kr9.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.83
|
$1.38
kr9.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.48
|
$1.40
kr9.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.04
|
$1.76
kr12.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.54
|
$0.84
kr5.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.51
|
$0.78
kr5.46
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.45
|
$8.13
kr56.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr757.76
|
$79.32
kr556.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr251,993.02
|
$39,887.40
kr279,618.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.62
|
$23.16
kr162.37
|
|
pay 54.6% more for housing
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.43
|
$32.80
kr229.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,012.61
|
$904.62
kr6,341.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,244.18
|
$690.34
kr4,839.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.05
|
$160.35
kr1,124.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,409.81
|
$419.05
kr2,937.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,656.90
|
$4,842.90
kr33,949.70
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.33
|
$6.81
kr47.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.79
|
$5.17
kr36.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.54
|
$8.52
kr59.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr401.91
|
$36.38
kr255.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr134.86
|
$15.61
kr109.46
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr856.89
|
$97.12
kr680.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr369.82
|
$42.49
kr297.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr871.35
|
$98.35
kr689.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,325.56
|
$137.97
kr967.22
|
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