Denmark vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1890
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4472
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1004
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1860
$958
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$66.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3448
$977
💸 GDP per capita
$66983
$20732
😃 Human freedom index
8.72
7.5
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
52
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
51%
🎓 Higher education
97
87
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
5.83M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1890) is 76% more expensive than in Greece ($1076). Denmark ranked 16th vs 67th for Greece in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denmark compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 3rd and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Greece

We calculate prices for Denmark and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.8
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.47
$4.23
 Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1076
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$778
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2016
$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5483
$2921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3775
$2285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.42
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.9
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5787
$7176

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Greece

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2371
644K
Aarhus
$1798
285K
Odense
$1893
177K
Frederiksberg
$1984
105K
Esbjerg
$1521
115K
Aalborg
$1695
113K
Gentofte
$1998
75.8K
Naestved
$1670
41.9K
Vejle
$1668
56.6K
Randers
$1556
62.8K
Kolding
$1373
58.8K
Roskilde
$1747
50K
Horsholm
$1868
47.5K
Holstebro
$1298
35.4K
Horsens
$1420
59.4K
Silkeborg
$1476
44.3K
Herning
$1613
44.6K
Helsingor
$1584
47.4K
Fredericia
$1634
39.9K
Hillerod
$2021
36K
Viborg
$1524
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1476
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1381
27.6K
Svendborg
$1567
27.2K
Nuuk
$1928
18.3K
Haderslev
$1358
22K
Torshavn
$1944
13.3K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1016
623K
Athens
$1257
664K
Thessaloniki
$1149
315K
Piraeus
$1084
164K
Larissa
$1000
145K
Heraklion
$1033
141K
Patras
$962
167K
Glyfada
$1547
87.3K
Peristeri
$1009
140K
Kallithea
$1100
101K
Volos
$1046
86K
Kifissia
$1387
47.3K
Nea Smyrni
$1100
73.1K
Nea Ionia
$1128
67.1K
Komotini
$1065
51K
Trikala
$894
61.7K
Rhodes
$1027
49.5K
Ioannina
$985
65.6K
Nikaia
$888
89.4K
Xanthi
$888
56.1K
Kalamata
$951
53K
Serres
$981
58.3K
Alexandroupoli
$867
57.8K
Palaio Faliro
$1134
64K
Chania
$1188
53.9K
Chalcis
$1107
59.1K
Katerini
$891
56K
Lamia
$879
52K
Kozani
$898
41.1K
Kavala
$1025
54K