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
DKK156.00
|
$2.40
₹205.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK90.99
|
$3.90
₹334.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK25.29
|
$0.40
₹33.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.76
|
$0.17
₹14.25
|
|
pay 70.1% less for groceries
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK21.05
|
$0.46
₹39.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK42.20
|
$2.54
₹217.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK52.23
|
$2.56
₹219.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.68
|
$0.94
₹80.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK34.29
|
$1.37
₹117.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.24
|
$0.88
₹75.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.69
|
$0.32
₹27.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.90
|
$0.48
₹40.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.62
|
$0.24
₹20.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.52
|
$0.16
₹14.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.59
|
$0.19
₹16.09
|
|
pay 71.3% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK55.54
|
$4.62
₹395.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK596.45
|
$10.12
₹868.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK325,911.58
|
$13,525.56
₹1,160,142.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK170.87
|
$2.94
₹252.07
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK243.89
|
$7.39
₹633.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK7,002.67
|
$138.05
₹11,841.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,381.13
|
$90.33
₹7,748.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,136.60
|
$29.97
₹2,570.54
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,761.28
|
$55.73
₹4,780.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK52,022.80
|
$1,565.54
₹134,282.71
|
|
pay 69.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK53.85
|
$1.84
₹157.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK39.86
|
$1.59
₹136.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK63.23
|
$3.59
₹307.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK281.77
|
$15.33
₹1,314.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK121.23
|
$3.35
₹287.54
|
|
pay 62.4% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK678.03
|
$24.02
₹2,060.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK280.77
|
$25.36
₹2,175.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK760.20
|
$41.62
₹3,569.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,124.43
|
$31.12
₹2,668.99
|
|
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