Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Aalborg, Denmark

Aalborg vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Aalborg is 8.4% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% more in Aalborg
Groceries: pay 2.2% less in Aalborg
Transportation: pay 26.9% more in Aalborg
Housing: pay 30.8% less in Aalborg
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Aalborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Aalborg
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Aalborg

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Aalborg are more expensive than in Canberra. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Aalborg.

Aalborg vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aalborg instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 41.8% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Aalborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$30.44	$28.75 DKK185.64	+45.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.22	$14.37 DKK92.82	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.26	$4.07 DKK26.26	+47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.57	$2.99 DKK19.34	+29.3%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Aalborg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$3.98	$3.81 DKK24.60	+47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.30	$8.73 DKK56.39	+62.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.15	$7.22 DKK46.65	+9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.13	$4.51 DKK29.15	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.34	$4.12 DKK26.61
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.49	$1.33 DKK8.59	-17.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.07	$1.30 DKK8.42	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.41	$1.37 DKK8.84	-12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.80	$1.42 DKK9.16	-42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.92	$0.95 DKK6.10	-24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.71	$0.69 DKK4.46	-37.9%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 26.9% more for transportation

	Canberra	Aalborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.81	$7.57 DKK48.87	+49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$182.67	$61.08 DKK394.49	-48.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,081.74	$43,117.71 DKK278,464.95	+47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.20	$28.17 DKK181.93	+59.5%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 30.8% less for housing

	Canberra	Aalborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$100.69	$39.90 DKK257.67	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,746.08	$879.12 DKK5,677.59	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,175.93	$656.35 DKK4,238.86	-53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$281.83	$219.79 DKK1,419.43	+20.1%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Canberra	Aalborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,844.42	$455.13 DKK2,939.35	-75.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,333.48	$4,311.77 DKK27,846.49	-70.3%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Aalborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.16	$7.19 DKK46.41	-0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.67	$5.27 DKK34.03	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$40.59	$8.84 DKK57.09	-66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$101.15	$35.91 DKK231.90	-45.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.07	$21.49 DKK138.77	+49.9%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Aalborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$133.62	$86.24 DKK556.93	-0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$111.15	$35.90 DKK231.82	-50.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$184.04	$104.20 DKK672.96	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$237.41	$140.85 DKK909.65	-8.6%
Average			-18.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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