Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 31.0% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.34
|
$19.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK90.03
|
$11.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK25.02
|
$2.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.56
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Denmark
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.83
|
$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK41.75
|
$7.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK51.68
|
$3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.35
|
$3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK33.93
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.14
|
$2.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.80
|
$1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.48
|
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK54.95
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK590.13
|
$88.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK322,460.97
|
$31,015.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK169.06
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 74.2% more for housing
Denmark
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK241.31
|
$66.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,928.53
|
$1,907.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,324.16
|
$1,578.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,124.56
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Denmark
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,721.46
|
$1,413.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK51,472.00
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK53.28
|
$5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK39.43
|
$5.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK62.56
|
$9.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK278.79
|
$53.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK119.95
|
$13.00
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Colorado
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK670.86
|
$54.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK277.79
|
$49.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK752.15
|
$89.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,112.52
|
$113.77
|
|
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