Denmark vs Estonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Estonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1904
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4445
$2974
🏠 One person rent
$1021
$634
🏘️ Family rent
$1799
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$57.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3759
$1562
💸 GDP per capita
$68454
$30133
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
8.78
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
76
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
50.2%
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
5.83M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1904) is 52% more expensive than in Estonia ($1256). Denmark ranked 18th vs 48th for Estonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Denmark compared to 1.2 months in Estonia. Ranked 2nd and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Estonia

We calculate prices for Denmark and Estonia as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Denmark Estonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.67
$4.61
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.11%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5598
$3948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3969
$2764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.38
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.1
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.1
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8822
$7221

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Estonia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2333
644K
Aarhus
$1828
291K
Esbjerg
$1447
115K
Odense
$1816
177K
Frederiksberg
$2364
105K
Aalborg
$1676
113K
Gentofte
$2134
75.8K
Vejle
$1637
61.3K
Naestved
$1799
45K
Randers
$1505
62.8K
Herning
$1568
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1680
50.9K
Horsens
$1585
59.4K
Horsholm
$1952
47.5K
Kolding
$1315
58.8K
Roskilde
$1722
50K
Holstebro
$1491
37.2K
Viborg
$1508
41.1K
Hillerod
$1983
36K
Fredericia
$1506
41.2K
Helsingor
$1800
47.4K
Frederikshavn
$1394
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1416
27.6K
Svendborg
$1607
27.2K
Nuuk
$2031
18.3K
Haderslev
$1442
22.2K
Torshavn
$1828
13.3K

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1414
458K
Tartu
$1045
97.8K
Parnu
$1064
41.5K
Narva
$953
53.4K
Kohtla-Jarve
$973
33.4K
Maardu
$1219
17K
Viljandi
$933
17.3K
Rakvere
$899
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1064
13.2K
Sillamae
$952
12.4K