Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.1% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Germany instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK140.50
|
$13.72
€12.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.92
|
$10.18
€9.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.90
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.66
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.50
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.87
|
$6.75
€6.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.75
|
$4.24
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.72
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.68
|
$7.19
€6.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.84
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.30
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.66
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.24
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.82
|
$7.16
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK560.12
|
$54.61
€50.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK293,923.06
|
$29,249.82
€27,081.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK168.21
|
$23.30
€21.57
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK233.76
|
$49.15
€45.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,795.72
|
$800.45
€741.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,888.51
|
$616.33
€570.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,120.33
|
$232.30
€215.08
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,310.33
|
$434.24
€402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,444.83
|
$12,512.98
€11,585.45
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK51.04
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.87
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK60.32
|
$8.81
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK265.80
|
$35.42
€32.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK117.29
|
$12.56
€11.63
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK640.72
|
$83.65
€77.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK261.40
|
$41.29
€38.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK718.00
|
$89.84
€83.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK1,003.08
|
$120.25
€111.33
|
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