Cost of living comparison
Finland is 19.1% cheaper than Denmark overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.4% less in Finland
- Groceries
-
pay 23.5% less in Finland
- Transportation
-
pay 19.7% less in Finland
- Housing
-
pay 28.8% less in Finland
- Childcare
-
pay 11.5% less in Finland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.0% less in Finland
- Clothing
-
pay 22.9% less in Finland
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Finland.
If you lived in Finland instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Finland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK138.46
|
$14.18
€12.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK80.76
|
$10.44
€8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK22.45
|
$2.58
€2.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK16.65
|
$1.86
€1.60
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK18.69
|
$2.29
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK37.46
|
$3.70
€3.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK46.36
|
$4.27
€3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK28.12
|
$3.02
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK30.43
|
$5.38
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.20
|
$0.99
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK8.60
|
$0.82
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK8.79
|
$0.98
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK12.09
|
$1.67
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK5.79
|
$0.56
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK4.96
|
$0.75
€0.64
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK49.29
|
$7.64
€6.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK529.41
|
$60.52
€52.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK289,279.24
|
$31,800.37
€27,346.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK151.66
|
$18.35
€15.78
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
Denmark
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK216.48
|
$22.24
€19.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,215.57
|
$734.49
€631.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK4,776.30
|
$604.75
€520.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,008.84
|
$96.90
€83.33
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,338.52
|
$291.42
€250.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK46,175.45
|
$8,693.67
€7,476.12
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK47.80
|
$7.29
€6.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK35.38
|
$4.21
€3.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK56.12
|
$10.54
€9.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK250.10
|
$41.73
€35.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK107.61
|
$15.60
€13.41
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK601.82
|
$75.15
€64.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK249.21
|
$31.18
€26.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK674.75
|
$82.09
€70.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK998.04
|
$108.56
€93.36
|
|
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