Cost of living comparison
United States is 31.3% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in United States instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
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Denmark
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
DKK140.50
|
$18.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.43
DKK85.92
|
$10.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK24.90
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
DKK18.66
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
|
Denmark
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
DKK19.50
|
$3.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
DKK38.87
|
$6.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
DKK50.75
|
$3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.30
DKK29.72
|
$3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
DKK33.68
|
$5.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK8.84
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
DKK9.30
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.66
|
$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$2.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
DKK5.24
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.82
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.04
DKK560.12
|
$65.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,527.90
DKK293,923.06
|
$31,580.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.34
DKK168.21
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 63.6% more for housing
|
Denmark
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.82
DKK233.76
|
$67.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.28
DKK6,795.72
|
$1,635.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.32
DKK4,888.51
|
$1,397.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.10
DKK1,120.33
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Denmark
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$478.97
DKK3,310.33
|
$1,344.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.13
DKK46,444.83
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.38
DKK51.04
|
$5.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
DKK37.87
|
$4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.73
DKK60.32
|
$9.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.46
DKK265.80
|
$51.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.97
DKK117.29
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
DKK640.72
|
$50.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.82
DKK261.40
|
$40.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.89
DKK718.00
|
$85.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.14
DKK1,003.08
|
$113.11
|
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