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Mountain View vs. Vejle Cost of Living Summary

Mountain View is 60.4% more expensive than Vejle.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% less in Mountain View
Groceries: pay 28.2% more in Mountain View
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Mountain View
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Mountain View
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Mountain View
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Mountain View
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Mountain View

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mountain View are more expensive than in Vejle. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Mountain View. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mountain View.

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Mountain View vs. Vejle Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mountain View instead of Vejle, you would:

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pay 13.4% less for restaurants

	Vejle	Mountain View
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.09 DKK141.48	$20.00	-5.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.56 DKK90.95	$12.00	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.90 DKK32.84	$2.75	-43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 DKK21.90	$2.70	-17.4%
Average			-13.4%

Vejle vs. Mountain View - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% more for groceries

	Vejle	Mountain View
Bread 1 loaf	$3.01 DKK20.21	$4.30	+42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 DKK45.64	$8.27	+21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.41 DKK49.73	$4.90	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.93 DKK33.05	$5.38	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.47 DKK36.67	$5.33	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 DKK7.79	$2.50	+115.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 DKK9.35	$0.88	-37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 DKK11.46	$2.00	+17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 DKK12.61	$2.66	+41.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK7.20	$1.75	+63.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DKK5.04	$2.60	+245.5%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Vejle	Mountain View
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.03 DKK60.61	$5.78	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.55 DKK480.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,463.97 DKK339K	$36,998.00	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.13 DKK128.34	$43.77	+128.8%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Vejle	Mountain View
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.63 DKK252.45	$63.00	+67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$911.38 DKK6,113.98	$2,898.75	+218.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$772.04 DKK5,179.20	$3,028.33	+292.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 DKK936.53	$224.96	+61.1%
Average			+202.5%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Vejle	Mountain View
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$376.60 DKK2,526.44	$2,285.25	+506.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,875.00 DKK39,412.42	$24,000.00	+308.5%
Average			+397.9%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vejle	Mountain View
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.04 DKK60.63	$7.00	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.67 DKK44.72	$5.33	-20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.49 DKK63.67	$11.71	+23.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.07 DKK309.03	$72.25	+56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.93 DKK120.26	$17.00	-5.2%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Vejle	Mountain View
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 DKK732.67	$51.67	-52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 DKK320.02	$100.00	+109.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.49 DKK774.77	$150.00	+29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.79 DKK1,246.38	$150.00	-19.3%
Average			+1.0%

Vejle vs. Mountain View - Cost of clothing

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