Denmark vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1923
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4552
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$1023
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1892
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$614
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3632
$637
💸 GDP per capita
$67790
$10675
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
81.4
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
34
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
97
77
😀 Quality of life
96
53
🏙️ Population
5.83M
85.3M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($1923) is 166% more expensive than in Turkey ($724). Denmark ranked 18th vs 131st 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 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 4th and 77th 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
$20.3
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$97.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$5.79
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.01
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2082
$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1540
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
29.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5557
$1682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3981
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.6
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.81
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.07
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$6999

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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
$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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1025
15.5M
Ankara
$800
5.5M
Urfa
$667
1.99M
Izmir
$825
4.32M
Bursa
$772
2.9M
Diyarbakir
$733
1.73M
Adana
$630
1.77M
Kocaeli
$527
1.95M
Konya
$586
2.23M
Antalya
$935
2.43M
Mersin
$750
1.81M
Balikesir
$665
1.25M
Kayseri
$416
1.39M
Gaziantep
$434
1.68M
Denizli
$510
1.03M
Samsun
$567
1.34M
Aydin
$541
1.13M
Trabzon
$580
817K
Eskisehir
$558
871K
Erzurum
$542
768K
Corum
$490
295K
Manisa
$647
357K
Antakya
$563
378K
Kahramanmaras
$594
444K
Izmit
$618
363K
Elazig
$554
422K
Tarsus
$601
340K
Gebze
$582
371K
Adiyaman
$618
305K
Aksaray
$397
320K