Cost of living comparison

 Denmark
compared to
 Jersey
Jersey vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Jersey is 68.0% more expensive than Denmark overall.

Restaurants
pay 17.4% more in Jersey
Groceries
pay 24.1% more in Jersey
Transportation
pay 16.1% more in Jersey
Housing
pay 84.8% more in Jersey
Childcare
pay 3.7 times more in Jersey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.9% more in Jersey
Clothing
pay 32.7% more in Jersey

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Jersey are more expensive than in Denmark. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Jersey.

Jersey vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jersey instead of Denmark, you would:

pay 17.4% more for restaurants

 
Denmark
Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.56
DKK156.00
$45.20
£36.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.58
DKK90.99
$10.33
£8.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.50
DKK25.29
$2.83
£2.28

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pay 24.1% more for groceries

 
Denmark
Jersey
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
DKK21.05
$2.30
£1.85
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.83
DKK42.20
$5.33
£4.29
Milk (1 gallon) $7.22
DKK52.23
$7.84
£6.31

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

 
Denmark
Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.68
DKK55.54
$7.93
£6.39
Monthly public transit pass $82.44
DKK596.45
$67.16
£54.06
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,047.14
DKK325,911.58
$27,768.06
£22,352.15

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pay 84.8% more for housing

 
Denmark
Jersey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.71
DKK243.89
$72.54
£58.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $967.90
DKK7,002.67
$1,808.15
£1,455.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $743.77
DKK5,381.13
$1,715.90
£1,381.23

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

 
Denmark
Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $519.88
DKK3,761.28
$2,324.77
£1,871.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,190.53
DKK52,022.80
$20,664.60
£16,634.16

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Denmark
Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.44
DKK53.85
$7.75
£6.24
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.51
DKK39.86
$4.95
£3.99
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.74
DKK63.23
$15.50
£12.48

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pay 32.7% more for clothing

 
Denmark
Jersey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.72
DKK678.03
$100.09
£80.57
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.81
DKK280.77
$69.31
£55.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.07
DKK760.20
$121.08
£97.47

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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