Denmark vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denmark Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4729
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$1084
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1936
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3875
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$67967
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
90
26
🌐 English speaking %
86.1%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
97
85
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
5.83M
146M

The average cost of living in Denmark ($2020) is 194% more expensive than in Russia ($687). Denmark ranked 17th vs 143rd 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 1.9 months in Denmark compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 2nd and 91st 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
$21.3
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.84
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1127
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2123
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1583
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5886
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4166
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.79
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.38
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.5
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8524
$6416

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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
$2483
644K
Aarhus
$1966
291K
Esbjerg
$1590
115K
Odense
$2046
177K
Frederiksberg
$2378
105K
Aalborg
$1842
113K
Gentofte
$2203
75.8K
Naestved
$1864
45K
Vejle
$1636
61.3K
Randers
$1618
62.8K
Herning
$1690
44.6K
Silkeborg
$1654
50.9K
Kolding
$1476
58.8K
Horsholm
$2006
47.5K
Roskilde
$1867
50K
Holstebro
$1584
37.2K
Horsens
$1499
59.4K
Hillerod
$2088
36K
Fredericia
$1608
41.2K
Helsingor
$1713
47.4K
Viborg
$1565
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1507
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1502
27.6K
Svendborg
$1688
27.2K
Nuuk
$2125
18.3K
Haderslev
$1536
22.2K
Torshavn
$1913
13.3K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K