Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 11.0% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Austria, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$20.33
DKK139.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$12.43
DKK85.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$3.60
DKK24.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$2.70
DKK18.59
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$2.82
DKK19.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$5.62
DKK38.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$7.34
DKK50.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$4.30
DKK29.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$4.87
DKK33.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.28
DKK8.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$1.35
DKK9.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.40
DKK9.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$1.87
DKK12.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.87
DKK5.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.76
DKK5.22
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$7.79
DKK53.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$81.04
DKK557.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$42,527.90
DKK292,774.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$24.34
DKK167.55
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$33.82
DKK232.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$983.28
DKK6,769.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$707.32
DKK4,869.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$162.10
DKK1,115.95
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$478.97
DKK3,297.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,263.39
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$7.38
DKK50.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$5.48
DKK37.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$8.73
DKK60.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$38.46
DKK264.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$16.97
DKK116.84
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Austria
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$92.71
DKK638.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$37.82
DKK260.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$103.89
DKK715.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$145.14
DKK999.16
|
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