Cost of living comparison

 Norway
compared to
 Denmark
Denmark vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

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.

Denmark vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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