Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 12.0% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK139.95
|
$15.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.58
|
$9.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.80
|
$2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.59
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.43
|
$2.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.72
|
$5.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.55
|
$3.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.60
|
$2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.55
|
$4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.80
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.27
|
$0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.62
|
$1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.87
|
$2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.99
|
$1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.22
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.61
|
$3.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK557.93
|
$41.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK292,774.80
|
$27,291.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK167.55
|
$14.84
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
|
Denmark
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK232.84
|
$68.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,769.17
|
$1,107.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,869.41
|
$831.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,115.95
|
$140.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,297.39
|
$1,030.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,263.39
|
$20,379.75
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK50.84
|
$5.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.72
|
$5.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK60.08
|
$8.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK264.76
|
$45.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK116.84
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK638.22
|
$46.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK260.38
|
$41.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK715.20
|
$81.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK999.16
|
$106.97
|
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