Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 8.5% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Denmark instead of California, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
|
California
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.89
|
$20.33
DKK139.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.74
|
$12.43
DKK85.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$3.60
DKK24.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$2.70
DKK18.59
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
|
California
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.10
|
$2.82
DKK19.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
|
$5.62
DKK38.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
|
$7.34
DKK50.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.34
|
$4.30
DKK29.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.53
|
$4.87
DKK33.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$1.28
DKK8.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.35
DKK9.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.40
DKK9.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.87
DKK12.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.87
DKK5.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.76
DKK5.22
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
|
California
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
|
$7.79
DKK53.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.11
|
$81.04
DKK557.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,950.13
|
$42,527.90
DKK292,774.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.46
|
$24.34
DKK167.55
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
|
California
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.38
|
$33.82
DKK232.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,333.22
|
$983.28
DKK6,769.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,022.14
|
$707.32
DKK4,869.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.08
|
$162.10
DKK1,115.95
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
|
California
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,629.83
|
$478.97
DKK3,297.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,739.09
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,263.39
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
California
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.06
|
$7.38
DKK50.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$5.48
DKK37.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
|
$8.73
DKK60.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.71
|
$38.46
DKK264.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
|
$16.97
DKK116.84
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
|
California
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
|
$92.71
DKK638.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
|
$37.82
DKK260.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.49
|
$103.89
DKK715.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.90
|
$145.14
DKK999.16
|
|
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