Denmark vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1904
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4445
$4920
🏠 One person rent
$1021
$1260
🏘️ Family rent
$1799
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3759
$3408
💸 GDP per capita
$68454
$64572
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
78
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
5.83M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1904) is 8% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2065). Denmark ranked 18th vs 13th for the Netherlands 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 2nd and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Denmark and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.67
$5.86
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$1023
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.11%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5598
$5559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3969
$4324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.38
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.1
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.1
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$1877
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8822
$9801

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2791
921K
Rotterdam
$2359
664K
The Hague
$2199
548K
Utrecht
$2251
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
244K
Groningen
$1745
238K
Tilburg
$1862
228K
Arnhem
$1613
164K
Almere
$1937
215K
Breda
$1739
188K
Nijmegen
$1999
177K
Haarlem
$2291
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
159K
Leiden
$2081
124K
Enschede
$1864
160K
Apeldoorn
$1893
139K
Maastricht
$1920
120K
Venlo
$1700
102K
Zwolle
$1764
130K
Delft
$1861
109K
Hilversum
$2049
91.2K
Purmerend
$1944
81.5K
Emmen
$1574
107K
Zutphen
$1701
47.4K
Leeuwarden
$1952
93.8K
Deventer
$1851
101K
Heerlen
$1468
86.9K
Zeist
$2180
65K
Roosendaal
$1890
77K
Scheveningen
$2049
61.1K