Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 34.5% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Italy, you would:
pay 52.0% more for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.32
|
$21.56
DKK152.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
$12.58
DKK89.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.42
|
$3.50
DKK24.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$2.59
DKK18.36
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$2.91
DKK20.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.48
|
$5.83
DKK41.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.25
|
$7.22
DKK51.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$4.38
DKK31.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$4.74
DKK33.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$1.28
DKK9.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$1.34
DKK9.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$1.37
DKK9.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.24
|
$1.88
DKK13.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.90
DKK6.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.77
DKK5.47
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.85
|
$7.68
DKK54.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.80
|
$82.44
DKK583.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
$45,047.14
DKK318,843.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.14
|
$23.62
DKK167.16
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
$33.71
DKK238.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€622.30
|
$967.90
DKK6,850.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€485.48
|
$743.77
DKK5,264.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
$157.10
DKK1,111.95
|
|
pay 10.9% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€482.45
|
$519.88
DKK3,679.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
$7,190.53
DKK50,894.60
|
|
pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.75
|
$7.44
DKK52.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$5.51
DKK38.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
$8.74
DKK61.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.43
|
$38.95
DKK275.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.91
|
$16.76
DKK118.61
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
$93.72
DKK663.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
$38.81
DKK274.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
$105.07
DKK743.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.47
|
$155.42
DKK1,100.04
|
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