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Cost of living and expenses in Denmark
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Denmark?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Denmark, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Denmark
(The last update: today)
Currency in Denmark Danish krone (DKK). For 10 US dollars you can get 71.5 Danish kroner. For 100 US dollars you can get 715 Danish kroner. And the other way around: For 10 Danish kroner you can get 1.4 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Denmark
What are the different prices in the cities in Denmark? Look here: Prices in cities in Denmark
Prices: Copenhagen Esbjerg Horsens Odense Randers Roskilde Silkeborg Viborg Frederiksberg Helsingør
fees
$212 ($140 - $378)
3.2% more than in United States
internet
$36 ($28 - $48)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$103 ($56 - $140)
twice as much as in United States
average earnings
$3.52K
23% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$1.12K ($699 - $2.03K)
37% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$1.48K ($979 - $2.24K)
39% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Denmark:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $3.4 (DKK 24)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $84 (DKK 600)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $2 (DKK 14.3)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $41.9K (DKK 300K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $1.12K (DKK 8.03K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $841 (DKK 6.01K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.92K (DKK 13.7K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $1.48K (DKK 10.6K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $212 (DKK 1.52K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $36 (DKK 255)
- numb_34 $18.4 (DKK 132)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $103 (DKK 734)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $41 (DKK 296)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $105 (DKK 753)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $148 (DKK 1.06K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $43.5K (DKK 311K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $483 (DKK 3.46K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $5.59K (DKK 40K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $6.05K (DKK 43.3K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $3.98K (DKK 28.5K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $3.52K (DKK 25.2K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 3.9%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $7 (DKK 50)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $2.1 (DKK 15)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $63 (DKK 450)
Price changes in previous years in Denmark
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $4.26K(DKK 30.5K), 2011: $3.93K(DKK 28.1K), 2012: $4.16K(DKK 29.7K), 2013: $3.22K(DKK 23K), 2014: $3.26K(DKK 23.3K), 2015: $4.62K(DKK 33K), 2016: $5.05K(DKK 36.1K), 2017: $5K(DKK 35.8K), and 2018: $5.43K(DKK 38.8K)
Have earnings increased in Denmark?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $2.66K(DKK 19K), 2011: $2.66K(DKK 19.1K), 2012: $2.54K(DKK 18.1K), 2013: $2.68K(DKK 19.2K), 2014: $2.71K(DKK 19.4K), 2015: $2.85K(DKK 20.4K), 2016: $2.57K(DKK 18.4K), 2017: $2.86K(DKK 20.4K), and 2018: $2.89K(DKK 20.7K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $121(DKK 864), 2011: $125(DKK 894), 2012: $152(DKK 1.09K), 2013: $185(DKK 1.32K), 2014: $200(DKK 1.43K), 2015: $167(DKK 1.2K), 2016: $161(DKK 1.15K), 2017: $171(DKK 1.22K), and 2018: $175(DKK 1.25K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $25(DKK 182), 2011: $23(DKK 161), 2012: $25(DKK 180), 2013: $24(DKK 172), 2014: $27(DKK 191), 2015: $27(DKK 191), 2016: $26(DKK 186), 2017: $33(DKK 235), and 2018: $33(DKK 236)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Denmark in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $94(DKK 669), 2011: $88(DKK 629), 2012: $122(DKK 870), 2013: $100(DKK 712), 2014: $112(DKK 800), 2015: $105(DKK 751), 2016: $101(DKK 721), 2017: $97(DKK 691), and 2018: $99(DKK 705)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
coffee
$5.6 ($3.5 - $7.7)
9.9% more than in United States
fees
$212 ($140 - $378)
3.2% more than in United States
wine
$9.1 ($5.6 - $14)
39% is less expensive than in United States
bread
$3.1 ($1.4 - $4.9)
14% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$2.2 ($1.4 - $3.5)
by half less than in United States
bottle of water
$2.9 ($2.1 - $4.2)
40% more than in United States