Travel budget and cost of living in Denmark how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Denmark and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Denmark. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Denmark travel budget.
Travel budget in Denmark
Denmark: calculate your travel budget
Denmark: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Denmark for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 87 for 2 ppl.
- $ 21 per person
- $ 14 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 2175* (15456 DKK)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 141 for 2 ppl.
- $ 55 per person
- $ 25 per person
- $ 18 per person
Total budget:
$ 4666* (33166 DKK)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 168 for 2 ppl.
- $ 96 per person
- $ 42 per person
- $ 36 per person
Total budget:
$ 7186* (51086 DKK)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Denmark in 2025
Cost of living: Denmark VS United States
On average, the cost of living in Denmark in 2025 is 17% higher than in the United States (USA).
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Local prices in Denmark by expense type
Denmark: Restaurant budget

($ 15 to $ 36)
8% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 36 to $ 72)
43% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 12 to $ 16)
26% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 4.9 to $ 10)
20% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.3 to $ 4.2)
34% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 3.6 to $ 7.3)
13% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.3 to $ 5.7)
53% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.1 to $ 4.2)
41% more than in the United States (USA)

Denmark: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 53 to $ 486)
24% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 71 to $ 274)
17% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 74 to $ 433)
29% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 97 to $ 442)
42% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 79 to $ 501)
67% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 70 to $ 306)
23% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 69 to $ 446)
29% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 87 to $ 408)
17% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 76 to $ 300)
42% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 98 to $ 563)
15% more than in the United States (USA)

Denmark: Supermarket food budget

($ 1.6 to $ 2.2)
85% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.6 to $ 5.7)
11% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.4 to $ 3.6)
49% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.5 to $ 5.5)
24% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 5.7 to $ 15)
9% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.7 to $ 4.2)
41% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.1 to $ 7)
12% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.2 to $ 2.9)
28% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.6 to $ 2.3)
38% less than in the United States (USA)

Denmark: Public and private transport budget

($ 2.8 to $ 4.5)
39% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.6 to $ 3.6)
25% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.9 to $ 2.2)
115% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 5.7 to $ 15)
96% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 20 to $ 73)
40% less than in the United States (USA)

Denmark: Leisure activity budget

($ 15 to $ 23)
24% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 18 to $ 44)
45% more than in the United States (USA)

Denmark: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 8.3 to $ 11)
10% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 57 to $ 156)
108% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 29 to $ 72)
1% more than in the United States (USA)

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 550)

(fair price: $ 691)

(fair price: $ 762)

(fair price: $ 95)

(fair price: $ 84)

(fair price: $ 68)
About the information on the cost of living in Denmark
The information about the cost of living in Denmark shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Skyscanner and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Denmark updated on 12-11-2024.