Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 14.2% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Germany, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.70
|
$20.33
DKK140.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.42
|
$12.43
DKK85.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$3.60
DKK24.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.70
DKK18.66
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$2.82
DKK19.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.25
|
$5.62
DKK38.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.93
|
$7.34
DKK50.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$4.30
DKK29.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.66
|
$4.87
DKK33.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.28
DKK8.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.35
DKK9.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.40
DKK9.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.76
DKK5.24
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$7.79
DKK53.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.56
|
$81.04
DKK560.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,081.65
|
$42,527.90
DKK293,923.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.57
|
$24.34
DKK168.21
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.51
|
$33.82
DKK233.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€741.12
|
$983.28
DKK6,795.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€570.64
|
$707.32
DKK4,888.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.08
|
$162.10
DKK1,120.33
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.05
|
$478.97
DKK3,310.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,585.45
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,444.83
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$7.38
DKK51.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$5.48
DKK37.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.16
|
$8.73
DKK60.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.80
|
$38.46
DKK265.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.63
|
$16.97
DKK117.29
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.45
|
$92.71
DKK640.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.23
|
$37.82
DKK261.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.18
|
$103.89
DKK718.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.33
|
$145.14
DKK1,003.08
|
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