Denmark vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2130
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4915
$2270
🏠 One person rent
$1129
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$685
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$79.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4172
$799
💸 GDP per capita
$71852
$15473
😃 Human freedom index
9.04
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
34
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
15%
🎓 Higher education
97
77
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
5.98M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2130) is 137% more expensive than in Turkey ($900). Denmark ranked 15th vs 110th 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 2nd and 76th 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
$23.5
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$6.56
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.25
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1700
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
41.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6293
$1921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4250
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$6.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.78
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$2.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.3
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.9
$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$654
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10499
$11732

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1288
15.7M
Ankara
$1118
5.8M
Izmir
$1046
4.49M
Bursa
$915
2.9M
Antalya
$1035
2.43M
Konya
$670
2.23M
Kocaeli
$835
1.85M
Adana
$791
1.77M
Urfa
$662
1.99M
Kayseri
$725
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$571
1.73M
Samsun
$802
1.37M
Gaziantep
$602
1.68M
Balikesir
$704
1.25M
Denizli
$557
1.03M
Eskisehir
$777
871K
Mersin
$820
1.04M
Van
$585
1.13M
Erzurum
$457
768K
Trabzon
$758
824K
Izmit
$985
376K
Manisa
$760
420K
Batman
$624
446K
Elazig
$622
422K
Malatya
$627
426K
Kutahya
$612
267K
Antakya
$659
378K
Tarsus
$724
347K
Kahramanmaras
$704
444K
Sivas
$709
365K