Denmark vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1904
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4445
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$1021
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1799
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3759
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$68454
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
22
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
5.83M
146M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1904) is 147% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Denmark ranked 18th vs 127th for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 2nd and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Russia

We calculate prices for Denmark and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.67
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.75
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1975
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.11%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5598
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3969
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.38
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.1
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8822
$6824

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K