The living expenses of an average Danish family can be broken down as follows:

• Accommodation and maintenance 22%

• Food, drink and tobacco 17%

• Transport and communications 17%

• Other goods and services, f.ex., child care 13%

• Equipment for leisure activities, entertainment 11%

• Heating and electricity 7%

• Furniture 6%

• Clothing and shoes 5%

• Medicines and medical expenses 2%

Source: Workindenmark

More information about Danes’ cost of living in Denmark is available on the Statistics Denmark website www.statbank.dk. Among other things you will find statistics about Danish households’ annual consumption by type of consumption and group of household.