Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 16.7% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Germany, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.32
|
$21.56
DKK152.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.67
|
$12.58
DKK89.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.66
|
$3.50
DKK24.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.28
|
$2.59
DKK18.36
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$2.91
DKK20.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.36
|
$5.83
DKK41.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.15
|
$7.22
DKK51.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$4.38
DKK31.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.92
|
$4.74
DKK33.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$1.28
DKK9.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$1.34
DKK9.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.37
DKK9.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$1.88
DKK13.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.90
DKK6.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.77
DKK5.47
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.71
|
$7.68
DKK54.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.22
|
$82.44
DKK583.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,320.28
|
$45,047.14
DKK318,843.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.83
|
$23.62
DKK167.16
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.73
|
$33.71
DKK238.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€749.58
|
$967.90
DKK6,850.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€592.99
|
$743.77
DKK5,264.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€218.18
|
$157.10
DKK1,111.95
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€434.72
|
$519.88
DKK3,679.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,673.34
|
$7,190.53
DKK50,894.60
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.19
|
$7.44
DKK52.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$5.51
DKK38.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.28
|
$8.74
DKK61.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.15
|
$38.95
DKK275.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.14
|
$16.76
DKK118.61
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Germany
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.09
|
$93.72
DKK663.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.67
|
$38.81
DKK274.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€86.86
|
$105.07
DKK743.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.05
|
$155.42
DKK1,100.04
|
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