Denmark vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

Denmark Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1922
$1089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4529
$2454
🏠 One person rent
$1023
$638
🏘️ Family rent
$1874
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3563
$1219
💸 GDP per capita
$66983
$18321
😃 Human freedom index
8.72
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
55
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
5.83M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1922) is 76% more expensive than in Poland ($1089). Denmark ranked 16th vs 67th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 1.1 months in Poland. Ranked 3rd and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Poland

We calculate prices for Denmark and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$5.65
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.62
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$463
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2025
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5793
$3116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3968
$2237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$7.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.88
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.1
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$498
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5851
$6861

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Poland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2399
644K
Aarhus
$1832
285K
Odense
$1940
177K
Aalborg
$1627
113K
Esbjerg
$1526
115K
Frederiksberg
$2086
105K
Naestved
$1610
41.9K
Gentofte
$2052
75.8K
Vejle
$1631
56.6K
Randers
$1629
62.8K
Kolding
$1503
58.8K
Silkeborg
$1540
44.3K
Horsens
$1485
59.4K
Holstebro
$1329
35.4K
Herning
$1599
44.6K
Horsholm
$1932
47.5K
Roskilde
$1705
50K
Helsingor
$1675
47.4K
Fredericia
$1731
39.9K
Hillerod
$2114
36K
Viborg
$1396
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1513
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1451
27.6K
Nuuk
$1980
18.3K
Svendborg
$1729
27.2K
Haderslev
$1408
22K
Torshavn
$1994
13.3K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1389
1.86M
Krakow
$1315
801K
Wroclaw
$1271
673K
Lodz
$1129
671K
Gdansk
$1221
486K
Poznan
$1143
547K
Szczecin
$1262
396K
Bydgoszcz
$938
338K
Katowice
$1042
286K
Lublin
$910
335K
Gdynia
$1176
245K
Bialystok
$962
294K
Torun
$756
198K
Gliwice
$912
174K
Czestochowa
$875
213K
Sosnowiec
$935
194K
Rzeszow
$985
196K
Radom
$881
202K
Zielona Gora
$845
140K
Kielce
$820
187K
Bielsko-Biala
$968
169K
Opole
$992
127K
Olsztyn
$876
170K
Chorzow
$983
104K
Ruda Slaska
$1221
134K
Bytom
$778
153K
Zabrze
$822
158K
Rybnik
$946
134K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$841
120K
Tychy
$972
125K