Cost of living comparison
India is 75.0% cheaper than Denmark overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 85.0% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 70.1% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 71.3% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 83.2% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 83.8% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.2% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 62.4% less in India
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 85.0% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK148.73
|
$2.40
₹206.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK86.75
|
$3.90
₹335.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.11
|
$0.40
₹34.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK17.89
|
$0.17
₹14.29
|
|
pay 70.1% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.07
|
$0.46
₹39.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK40.23
|
$2.54
₹218.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK49.80
|
$2.56
₹220.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK30.21
|
$0.94
₹80.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK32.69
|
$1.37
₹117.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.81
|
$0.88
₹75.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.24
|
$0.32
₹27.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.44
|
$0.48
₹40.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK12.99
|
$0.24
₹20.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.22
|
$0.16
₹14.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.33
|
$0.19
₹16.14
|
|
pay 71.3% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK52.95
|
$4.62
₹397.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK568.66
|
$10.12
₹870.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK310,726.19
|
$13,525.56
₹1,163,124.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK162.91
|
$2.94
₹252.71
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK232.53
|
$7.39
₹635.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,676.39
|
$138.05
₹11,871.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,130.41
|
$90.33
₹7,768.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,083.64
|
$29.97
₹2,577.15
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,586.03
|
$55.73
₹4,792.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK49,598.87
|
$1,565.54
₹134,627.83
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK51.34
|
$1.84
₹157.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK38.00
|
$1.59
₹136.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK60.28
|
$3.59
₹308.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK268.64
|
$15.33
₹1,318.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK115.59
|
$3.35
₹288.28
|
|
pay 62.4% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK646.44
|
$24.02
₹2,065.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK267.69
|
$25.36
₹2,181.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK724.78
|
$41.62
₹3,578.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,072.04
|
$31.12
₹2,675.85
|
|
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