Cost of Living Comparison Between Waterloo and Slagelse Cost of Living Comparison Between Waterloo and Slagelse

🙂 Solo nomad: Waterloo is 1.5% cheaper than Slagelse without rent, and 17.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Waterloo is 0.9% more expensive than Slagelse without rent, and 0.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Waterloo
Slagelse
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$29.31 €25.3
$25.62 DKK 165
14.40%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$103 €89.1
$109 DKK 705
-5.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$14.06 €12.14
$11.19 DKK 72.1
25.65%
Cappuccino
$4.64 €4.01
$5.92 DKK 38.15
-21.62%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.45 €2.98
$3.38 DKK 21.8
2.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.22 €2.78
$3.09 DKK 19.93
4.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.72 €4.94
$7.19 DKK 46.3
-20.45%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.81 €5.02
$4.69 DKK 30.21
23.88%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Waterloo
Slagelse
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.48 €1.28
$2.05 DKK 13.21
-27.80%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 €2.36
$2.73 DKK 17.57
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.29 €1.98
$2 DKK 12.87
14.50%
Eggs
$4.11 €3.54
$3.93 DKK 25.31
4.58%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$16.61 €14.34
$12.84 DKK 82.7
29.36%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$12.92 €11.15
$9.41 DKK 60.7
37.30%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$18.46 €15.94
$22.82 DKK 147
-19.11%
Apples (1kg)
$2.99 €2.58
$2.72 DKK 17.54
9.93%
Banana (1kg)
$2.38 €2.05
$3.56 DKK 22.96
-33.15%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.74 €2.36
$3.14 DKK 20.21
-12.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.13 €2.7
$3.54 DKK 22.79
-11.58%
Potato (1kg)
$1.9 €1.64
$1.64 DKK 10.58
15.85%
Onion (1kg)
$2.13 €1.84
$1.41 DKK 9.11
51.06%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 €1.2
$1.94 DKK 12.48
-28.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.92 €0.79
$1.57 DKK 10.09
-41.40%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$12.59 €10.87
$10 DKK 64.5
25.90%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.79 €7.59
$11.48 DKK 74
-23.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2 €1.73
$2.11 DKK 13.61
-5.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.99 €2.58
$3.8 DKK 24.48
-21.32%
🚌 Getting Around
Waterloo
Slagelse
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.9 €2.5
$3.34 DKK 21.5
-13.17%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$55.7 €48.1
$79.4 DKK 512
-29.88%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$7.62 €6.58
$7.22 DKK 46.52
5.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.44 €2.11
$1.46 DKK 9.44
67.12%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$35.3 €30.48
$87.6 DKK 564
-59.70%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.84 €1.58
$2.23 DKK 14.39
-17.49%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.1K €29.4K
$37.6K DKK 242K
-9.19%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.5K €30.7K
$44K DKK 283.4K
-19.24%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Waterloo
Slagelse
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$226 €195
$263 DKK 1,692
-13.93%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.37 €19.32
$21.49 DKK 138
4.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$52.6 €45.42
$35.17 DKK 227
49.59%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Waterloo
Slagelse
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.5 €28.06
$37.04 DKK 239
-12.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.64 €14.37
$34.32 DKK 221
-51.52%
Cinema Ticket
$14.9 €12.86
$15.06 DKK 97.1
-1.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Waterloo
Slagelse
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$812 €701
$395 DKK 2,543
105.62%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.1K €19.1K
$2,060 DKK 13.3K
971.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Waterloo
Slagelse
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$107 €92.7
$92.5 DKK 596
16.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.36 €41.75
$38.69 DKK 249
24.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$116 €99.9
$117 DKK 755
-1.31%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$150 €129
$172 DKK 1,108
-12.77%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Waterloo
Slagelse
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,066 €920
$753 DKK 4,852
41.51%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,021 €882
$648 DKK 4,175
57.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,329 €1,148
$1,529 DKK 9,849
-13.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,117 €965
$1,062 DKK 6,844
5.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,432 €2,963
$3,390 DKK 21.8K
1.24%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,062 €2,644
$2,770 DKK 17.8K
10.55%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Waterloo
Slagelse
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,510 €2,167
$4,840 DKK 31.2K
-48.14%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.74
3.13
19.49%

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Last update for Waterloo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Slagelse: October 28, 2025

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