Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 10.8% more expensive than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.3% more in Denmark
- Groceries
-
pay 1.5% more in Denmark
- Transportation
-
pay 16.7% more in Denmark
- Housing
-
pay 10.9% less in Denmark
- Childcare
-
pay 54.3% more in Denmark
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.4% less in Denmark
- Clothing
-
pay 7.8% more in Denmark
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Denmark are more expensive than in Norway. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Denmark.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Norway, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK199.41
|
$21.56
DKK146.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK131.00
|
$12.58
DKK85.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.99
|
$3.50
DKK23.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.09
|
$2.59
DKK17.65
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK32.62
|
$2.91
DKK19.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK54.88
|
$5.83
DKK39.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK79.83
|
$7.22
DKK49.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK39.94
|
$4.38
DKK29.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK63.79
|
$4.74
DKK32.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.16
|
$1.28
DKK8.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.59
|
$1.34
DKK9.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.90
|
$1.37
DKK9.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK19.58
|
$1.88
DKK12.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.28
|
$0.90
DKK6.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.34
|
$0.77
DKK5.26
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK78.84
|
$7.68
DKK52.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK724.50
|
$82.44
DKK561.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK349,294.76
|
$45,047.14
DKK306,615.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK253.00
|
$23.62
DKK160.75
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK570.28
|
$33.71
DKK229.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,091.73
|
$967.90
DKK6,588.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,654.08
|
$743.77
DKK5,062.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,594.93
|
$157.10
DKK1,069.30
|
|
pay 54.3% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,930.35
|
$519.88
DKK3,538.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK65,818.53
|
$7,190.53
DKK48,942.76
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK95.05
|
$7.44
DKK50.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK49.94
|
$5.51
DKK37.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK142.66
|
$8.74
DKK59.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK465.21
|
$38.95
DKK265.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK145.93
|
$16.76
DKK114.06
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Norway
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK945.06
|
$93.72
DKK637.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK431.83
|
$38.81
DKK264.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,082.37
|
$105.07
DKK715.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,357.19
|
$155.42
DKK1,057.86
|
|
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