Denmark vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2130
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4915
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$1129
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$685
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4172
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$71852
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
46
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
97
72
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
5.98M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2130) is 128% more expensive than in Romania ($935). Denmark ranked 15th vs 103rd for Romania 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 Romania. Ranked 2nd and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Romania

We calculate prices for Denmark and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.5
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$6.56
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.25
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1700
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6293
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4250
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.78
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.9
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10499
$9286

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2601
667K
Aarhus
$2088
291K
Odense
$1805
185K
Frederiksberg
$2617
106K
Aalborg
$1866
122K
Esbjerg
$1657
71.6K
Gentofte
$2379
75.8K
Vejle
$1869
62K
Roskilde
$2086
53.4K
Herning
$1634
51.3K
Naestved
$2029
45K
Randers
$1675
64.5K
Horsens
$1770
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1861
50.9K
Kolding
$1675
63.6K
Horsholm
$2184
47.5K
Holstebro
$1668
37.2K
Hillerod
$2280
36K
Fredericia
$1668
41.2K
Helsingor
$1977
47.4K
Viborg
$1658
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1542
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1563
27.6K
Svendborg
$1785
27.2K
Nuuk
$2217
18.3K
Haderslev
$1662
22.2K
Torshavn
$2077
14K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K