Denmark vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2174
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5006
$2252
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$699
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4456
$911
💸 GDP per capita
$71026
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
9.03
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
89
31
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
97
77
😀 Quality of life
98
58
🏙️ Population
5.98M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2174) is 145% more expensive than in Turkey ($889). Denmark ranked 16th vs 112th for Turkey 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 Turkey. Ranked 2nd and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Denmark vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Denmark and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 27 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.9
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.8
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.76
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$6.85
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.4
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2309
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
41.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6705
$1911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$7.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.57
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.37
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.63
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.5
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$5.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$663
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8960
$12255

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Cities Comparison in Denmark vs Turkey

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2656
667K
Aarhus
$2158
291K
Odense
$1784
185K
Frederiksberg
$2698
106K
Aalborg
$1864
122K
Esbjerg
$1714
71.6K
Gentofte
$2429
75.8K
Vejle
$1891
62K
Herning
$1666
51.3K
Naestved
$2113
45K
Randers
$1691
64.5K
Roskilde
$2192
53.4K
Horsens
$1781
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1888
50.9K
Kolding
$1689
63.6K
Horsholm
$2273
47.5K
Holstebro
$1673
37.2K
Hillerod
$2364
36K
Fredericia
$1702
41.2K
Helsingor
$2042
47.4K
Viborg
$1667
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1563
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1619
27.6K
Svendborg
$1825
27.2K
Nuuk
$2363
18.3K
Haderslev
$1681
22.2K
Torshavn
$2066
14K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1305
15.7M
Ankara
$1027
5.8M
Izmir
$1040
4.49M
Bursa
$894
2.9M
Antalya
$966
2.43M
Konya
$734
2.23M
Kocaeli
$867
1.85M
Adana
$761
1.77M
Urfa
$625
1.99M
Kayseri
$702
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$550
1.73M
Samsun
$786
1.37M
Gaziantep
$571
1.68M
Balikesir
$746
1.25M
Denizli
$550
1.03M
Eskisehir
$748
871K
Mersin
$830
1.04M
Van
$568
1.13M
Erzurum
$445
768K
Trabzon
$755
824K
Izmit
$945
376K
Manisa
$767
420K
Elazig
$595
422K
Malatya
$598
426K
Antakya
$622
378K
Batman
$622
446K
Tarsus
$721
347K
Kahramanmaras
$675
444K
Sivas
$688
365K
Inegol
$769
281K