Cost of living comparison
California is 52.3% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in California instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.20
|
$21.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK89.94
|
$11.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK25.00
|
$2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.55
|
$2.16
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Denmark
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.81
|
$4.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK41.71
|
$6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK51.63
|
$4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.32
|
$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK33.89
|
$5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.13
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.79
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.46
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Denmark
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK54.90
|
$4.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK589.58
|
$62.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK322,159.15
|
$30,005.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK168.90
|
$20.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Denmark
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK241.08
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,922.04
|
$2,371.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,319.18
|
$2,055.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,123.51
|
$171.68
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Denmark
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,717.98
|
$1,682.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK51,423.82
|
$30,905.75
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK53.23
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK39.40
|
$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK62.50
|
$10.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK278.53
|
$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK119.84
|
$14.41
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Denmark
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK670.23
|
$52.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK277.53
|
$40.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK751.45
|
$85.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,111.48
|
$117.31
|
|
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