Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 13.0% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Austria, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.35
|
$21.56
DKK150.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.92
|
$12.58
DKK87.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.90
|
$3.50
DKK24.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.24
|
$2.59
DKK18.04
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
$2.91
DKK20.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.60
|
$5.83
DKK40.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.24
|
$7.22
DKK50.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
$4.38
DKK30.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.66
|
$4.74
DKK32.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.28
DKK8.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.34
DKK9.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.37
DKK9.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.88
DKK13.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.90
DKK6.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.77
DKK5.38
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
|
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.88
|
$7.68
DKK53.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€45.61
|
$82.44
DKK573.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,995.02
|
$45,047.14
DKK313,429.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.85
|
$23.62
DKK164.32
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.63
|
$33.71
DKK234.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€778.38
|
$967.90
DKK6,734.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€657.52
|
$743.77
DKK5,175.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€257.39
|
$157.10
DKK1,093.07
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€407.15
|
$519.88
DKK3,617.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,223.59
|
$7,190.53
DKK50,030.30
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.34
|
$7.44
DKK51.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.38
|
$5.51
DKK38.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.12
|
$8.74
DKK60.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.82
|
$38.95
DKK270.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.73
|
$16.76
DKK116.59
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€79.41
|
$93.72
DKK652.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.96
|
$38.81
DKK270.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€82.25
|
$105.07
DKK731.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€110.78
|
$155.42
DKK1,081.36
|
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