Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 7.8% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Denmark instead of United States, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
United States
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
United States
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
United States
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
United States
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
United States
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 44.8% more for clothing
United States
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
|
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