Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 33.1% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK139.95
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.58
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.80
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.59
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.43
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.72
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.55
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.60
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.55
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.80
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.27
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.62
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.87
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.99
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.22
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.61
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK557.93
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK292,774.80
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK167.55
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK232.84
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,769.17
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,869.41
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,115.95
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,297.39
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,263.39
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK50.84
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.72
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK60.08
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK264.76
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK116.84
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK638.22
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK260.38
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK715.20
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK999.16
|
$98.03
€90.15
|
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