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Hi,

There are a lot of interesting post about the cost of living and salaries in Denmark. I will let you go ahead and search the site.

You will be left with a net salary of about 25000 DDK after taxes. If you leave in Copenhagen region, rents will start at about 8K and up.

As for cost of living, you can see more here

See more info here :
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Example: Yearly income 510,000 kroner, living in the municipality of Gladsaxe, married, spouse doesn't work = tax 167.801,10 kroner. (If your wife has a job of her own, your tax will amount to 184.292,10 kroner).

You shall not expect to find a cheap housing. Only new housings are available if you haven't been signed up for years or know an administrator. Therefore expect to pay 144,000 kroner + utilities 25,000 kroner for a housing. Household another 60,000 kroner. Commuting expenses depend on the distance, but expect 12,000 kroner.

When you consider whether this pay is enough or not, don't expect your wife to have an income. It isn't easy to find a job when you don't speak Danish, even if you are highly skilled. The jobs on the positive list () gives an indication of her chances.


Prosa is the union of IT professionals. You'll find a guideline for the pay level within IT on their site.

I take that you are also offered a pension scheme. Not under 10 %. You won't have the saved amount at disposal before you retire, and therefore the amount isn't taxable before that time, but when the time comes, the pension is taxated exactly as the salary was.  However, many expats have left Denmark long before their retirement, why they can choose between having the pension paid as part of the pay, and they have full access to the amount.

When you look at the pay guideline, the amounts are exclusive the pension scheme.

/Nellie