Denmark vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2130
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4915
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$1129
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$685
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4172
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$71852
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
22
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
96
49
🏙️ Population
5.98M
144M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2130) is 136% more expensive than in Russia ($902). Denmark ranked 15th vs 109th 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 2nd and 93rd 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
$23.5
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$6.56
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.25
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1700
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6293
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4250
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.78
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.9
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10499
$9820

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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
$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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K