Cost of living comparison
Spain is 27.1% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Spain instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.34
|
$13.87
€13.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK90.03
|
$9.22
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK25.02
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.56
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.83
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK41.75
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK51.68
|
$4.16
€3.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.35
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK33.93
|
$3.36
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.14
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.80
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.48
|
$1.13
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK54.95
|
$6.38
€6.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK590.13
|
$34.26
€32.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK322,460.97
|
$33,643.92
€32,294.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK169.06
|
$14.57
€13.98
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK241.31
|
$31.87
€30.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,928.53
|
$872.36
€837.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,324.16
|
$692.13
€664.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,124.56
|
$103.97
€99.80
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,721.46
|
$385.97
€370.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK51,472.00
|
$7,352.21
€7,057.21
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK53.28
|
$2.84
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK39.43
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK62.56
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK278.79
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK119.95
|
$8.63
€8.29
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK670.86
|
$75.89
€72.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK277.79
|
$32.12
€30.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK752.15
|
$77.96
€74.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,112.52
|
$91.38
€87.72
|
|
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