Denmark vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1923
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4552
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1023
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1892
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$614
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3632
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$67790
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
46
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
97
73
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
5.83M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1923) is 134% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Denmark ranked 18th vs 106th 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 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 4th and 53rd 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
$20.3
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.9
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$5.79
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.01
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2082
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1540
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5557
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3981
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.81
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.07
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2387
644K
Aarhus
$1880
285K
Odense
$1972
177K
Esbjerg
$1475
115K
Frederiksberg
$2008
105K
Aalborg
$1719
113K
Gentofte
$2011
75.8K
Naestved
$1638
41.9K
Herning
$1615
44.6K
Randers
$1581
62.8K
Vejle
$1657
56.6K
Kolding
$1426
58.8K
Roskilde
$1766
50K
Horsholm
$1887
47.5K
Horsens
$1541
59.4K
Holstebro
$1423
35.4K
Silkeborg
$1506
44.3K
Hillerod
$1999
36K
Helsingor
$1652
47.4K
Fredericia
$1584
39.9K
Viborg
$1519
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1482
23.5K
Svendborg
$1569
27.2K
Sonderborg
$1398
27.6K
Nuuk
$2175
18.3K
Haderslev
$1599
22K
Torshavn
$1952
13.3K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K