Cost of Living in
Denmark

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$2030	$3832
Without rent	$753	$3035
Rent & Utilities	$1077.24	$1705.28
Food	$696	$1934
Transport	$103.43	$356.43
Monthly salary after tax	$3666.33
Human freedom index	10.55
Life expectancy	84.66
English speaking %	82.63%
Population	5.8M

The cost of living in Denmark is $2030, which is 1.94 times more expensive than the world average. Denmark is ranked 15th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Denmark is $3666.33, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months.

Denmark

We calculate prices for Denmark as a population-weighted mean of 76 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$2030	15 / 208
Without rent	$753	29 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$1077.24	19 / 208
Food	$696	9 / 208
Transport	$103.43	44 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	1115.36$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	911.35$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1995.07$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1821.8$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	133.95$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	192.03$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	42.68$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	5968$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	4018$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	24.41$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	99.59$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	13.94$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	8.6$
Cappuccino	5.95$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	4.06$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	3.72$
Monthly ticket local transport	99.91$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	29.72$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	2.26$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.82$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	2.81$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.83$
Eggs, x12	4.33$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.15$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.68$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	17.81$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.53$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.56$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.84$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.09$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.21$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.94$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.77$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.55$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	9.77$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.82$
Cigarette pack	8.18$
Cold medicince, 1 week	7.38$
Hair Shampoo	4.47$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.96$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.43$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	38.16$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	18.27$
Doctor's visit	70.18$
Haircut, simple	27.83$
Brand Jeans	122.34$
Brand Sneakers	127.29$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	613.99$
International Primary School, 1 year	8827$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Sjaelland	$2891
2	Copenhagen	$2835
3	Hovedstaden	$2764
4	Zealand	$2704
5	Horsholm	$2388
6	Gentofte	$2224
7	Aarhus	$2157
8	Capital Region (Denmark)	$2133
9	Midtjylland	$2110
10	Frederiksberg	$2053
11	Capital Region of Denmark	$2050
12	North Jutland Region	$2040
13	Region Zealand	$2032
14	Naestved	$2031
15	Central Jutland	$2023
16	Odense	$2018
17	North Zealand	$1979
18	Jutland	$1948
19	South Jutland	$1933
20	Hillerod	$1932
21	Southern Jutland	$1921
22	North Jutland	$1910
23	Roskilde	$1835
24	Aalborg	$1815
25	Svendborg	$1800
26	Ringkobing	$1789
27	Nordsjaelland	$1787
28	Nuuk	$1774
29	Syddanmark	$1763
30	Sonderborg	$1755
31	East Jutland	$1730
32	Lolland	$1729
33	Torshavn	$1729
34	Region of Southern Denmark	$1728
35	Helsingor	$1719
36	Fredericia	$1717
37	Funen	$1683
38	Holstebro	$1648
39	Silkeborg	$1635
40	Herning	$1560
41	Randers	$1547
42	Southern Denmark	$1471
43	South Denmark	$1463
44	Haderslev	$1462
45	Viborg	$1421
46	Frederikshavn	$1412
47	Esbjerg	$1378
48	Vejle	$1373
49	Horsens	$1272
50	Central Denmark Region	$1269
51	Kolding	$1229
52	Bornholm	$1178
53	Monaco	$7654
54	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
55	Singapore	$3385
56	Neuchatel	$3164
57	Ile-de-France	$2736
58	Zurich	$2715
59	California	$2710
60	Queretaro	$2187
61	United States	$2149
62	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
63	Aland	$2038
64	Ostergotland	$1978
65	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
66	Hoki	$1897
67	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
68	Liege	$1878
69	Plzen	$1831
70	South Pyongan	$1816
71	Hokkaido	$1802
72	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
73	Nampo	$1690
74	Jonkoping	$1661
75	Rikuchu	$1633
76	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
77	Caceres	$1564
78	Holguin	$1508
79	Usti nad Labem	$1462
80	Cadiz	$1459
81	Orebro	$1456
82	Kavala	$1444
83	Limon	$1428
84	Al Bahah	$1394
85	Colon (Panama)	$1391
86	Zlin	$1388
87	Vastmanland	$1381
88	Omi	$1355
89	Tacuarembo	$1343
90	Siauliai County	$1329
91	Ahuachapan	$1327
92	Shimosa	$1324
93	Ciego de Avila	$1316
94	Tokai	$1300
95	Xanthi	$1280
96	Dembeni	$1275
97	Panama	$1271
98	Bayamon	$1269
99	Paysandu	$1264
100	Usulutan	$1259
101	Zilina	$1252
102	Hyuga	$1251
103	Guantanamo	$1238
104	Panama	$1234
105	Ioannina	$1231
106	Igdir	$1230
107	Panama Oeste	$1230
108	San-Pedro	$1203
109	Klaipeda	$1201
110	Tillaberi	$1200
111	Etchu	$1194
112	Vlore	$1194
113	Constanta	$1189
114	Kai	$1170
115	Pinar del Rio	$1161
116	Riga Planning Region	$1154
117	Camaguey	$1149
118	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
119	Lodz	$1132
120	Chania	$1130
121	Causeni	$1128
122	Presov	$1128
123	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
124	Kermanshah	$1116
125	Franche-Comte	$1113
126	Yoro	$1112
127	Tekirdag	$1111
128	Zambezia	$1107
129	Bahia	$1102
130	Setubal	$1097
131	Drama	$1085
132	Kastoria	$1081
133	Suo	$1080
134	Balikesir	$1075
135	Thies	$1074
136	Trencin	$1063
137	Serres	$1060
138	Dubasari	$1050
139	Rethymno	$1045
140	Equateur	$1036
141	Espirito Santo	$1034
142	Suchitepequez	$1030
143	Haut-Uele	$1027
144	Gabu	$1019
145	Straseni	$1015
146	Brasov	$1014
147	Goias	$1013
148	Boke	$1007
149	Mexico	$1007
150	Totomi	$995
151	Siauliai	$994
152	Colon (Cuba)	$992
153	Banska Bystrica	$983
154	Panevezys	$969
155	Iasi	$963
156	Sao Paulo	$961
157	Kozuke	$956
158	Klaipeda County	$952
159	Izmir	$949
160	Osumi	$945
161	Kutahya	$934
162	Quilpue	$930
163	Hradec Kralove	$929
164	Kasai	$920
165	Kasai-Oriental	$919
166	Gueckedou	$918
167	Michoacan	$908
168	Eskisehir	$906
169	Extreme-Nord	$900
170	Solola	$897
171	Timis	$890
172	Bafata	$878
173	Kahramanmaras	$878
174	Usak	$877
175	Guatemala	$876
176	Uige	$872
177	Dien Bien	$871
178	Estado de Mexico	$864
179	Yucatan	$864
180	Durres	$856
181	Guaira	$856
182	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
183	Diyarbakir	$850
184	Cotui	$846
185	Ceara	$845
186	Francisco Morazan	$845
187	Botosani	$841
188	Esteli	$838
189	Buzau	$834
190	Botosani	$829
191	Forecariah	$826
192	Kirikkale	$816
193	Maan	$816
194	San Luis Potosi	$814
195	Boyaca	$812
196	Tucuman	$812
197	Caras-Severin	$810
198	Neuquen	$806
199	Bekes	$799
200	Hoki Province	$787
201	Adiyaman	$779
202	Arges	$779
203	Neamt	$777
204	Raska	$771
205	Atlantico	$768
206	Marijampole	$762
207	Para	$756
208	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
209	Ialomita	$751
210	Veszprem	$751
211	Wasit	$751
212	Huila	$747
213	Sirvan	$747
214	Canakkale	$743
215	Aydin	$733
216	Elazig	$730
217	Chisinau	$726
218	Nuevo Leon	$720
219	Shkoder	$718
220	Korce	$710
221	Khuzestan	$708
222	Copiapo	$705
223	Bazega	$694
224	Curico	$692
225	Hamadan	$689
226	Mures	$683
227	Passore	$680
228	Braila	$675
229	Oueme	$671
230	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
231	Iasi	$668
232	Djibouti	$666
233	Rezekne	$664
234	Laayoune	$660
235	Nghe An	$657
236	Awash	$655
237	Elazig	$650
238	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
239	Gilan	$644
240	Meknes	$634
241	Mures	$633
242	Khenifra	$631
243	Tuyen Quang	$628
244	Bacau	$624
245	Paraguari	$622
246	Caras-Severin	$620
247	Piaui	$620
248	Binh Phuoc	$612
249	Osh	$608
250	Chuy Province	$607
251	Vinh Long	$607
252	Anse-a-Veau	$604
253	Dambovita	$604
254	Medias	$602
255	Koulpelogo	$595
256	Anosy	$594
257	Rio San Juan	$590
258	Bac Lieu	$587
259	Ninh Thuan	$585
260	Setif	$582
261	Duzce	$573
262	Ain Beida	$572
263	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
264	Agri	$569
265	Maramures	$569
266	Al Mahwit	$568
267	Hau Giang	$567
268	Dak Lak	$566
269	Al Hoceima	$562
270	Nis	$561
271	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
272	Cadiz	$542
273	Valcea	$542
274	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
275	Bac Giang	$536
276	Soc Trang	$535
277	Miragoane	$533
278	Bechar	$531
279	Menaka	$525
280	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
281	Karbala	$522
282	Lere	$516
283	Stavropol	$514
284	Yen Bai	$513
285	Kirklareli	$512
286	Hajjah	$507
287	Son La	$502
288	San Andres	$500
289	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
290	Sadah	$495
291	Dhaka	$489
292	Sale	$489
293	Corum	$484
294	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
295	Binh Dinh	$480
296	Oulmes	$480
297	Caaguazu	$478
298	Arta	$476
299	Dong Nai	$473
300	Lang Son	$470
301	Salar	$470
302	Kenitra	$467
303	Quang Tri	$466
304	Ayni	$465
305	Dong Thap	$463
306	Narino	$462
307	Maharashtra	$461
308	Quang Ninh	$453
309	Nam Dinh	$448
310	Ain Temouchent	$444
311	Thanh Hoa	$444
312	Sanaa	$443
313	MSila	$441
314	Binh Duong	$438
315	Homs	$436
316	Khemisset	$435
317	Medenine	$433
318	Ca Mau	$431
319	Kebili	$431
320	Thua Thien Hue	$431
321	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
322	Ain Defla	$426
323	Mazandaran	$426
324	Binh Thuan	$424
325	Tamba	$423
326	Jaen (Peru)	$422
327	Tetouan	$414
328	Al Bayda	$412
329	Ysyk-Kol	$411
330	Tebessa	$409
331	Bejaia	$405
332	Misratah	$399
333	Baghlan	$398
334	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
335	Daharia	$393
336	Al Bayda	$390
337	San Joaquin	$389
338	Tay Ninh	$389
339	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
340	Kien Giang	$381
341	Saida	$381
342	Gabes	$377
343	Kosice	$372
344	Sabha	$365
345	Bihar	$363
346	Kien Giang	$363
347	Quang Nam	$363
348	Samana	$360
349	Medea	$333
350	Ben Tre	$324
351	Naama	$302