Housing prices in Denmark up 4.6 times in 30 Years, 8.5 times in Copenhagen

Kiril Boyanov, a data analyst currently working for MV Shipbrokers with a professional background at Ørsted and ITU, conducted a detailed analysis to examine how much home prices have increased. Unfortunately, they have risen more than wages.

Indexed sales price and national avarage disposable income. Data and graphic elaboration: Kiril Boyanov.

If you are among those internationals who bought or want to buy a home in Denmark, you know how expensive it can be. In multiple areas of the main cities, apartments can cost several million kroner, even for a 50-square-meter flat. This is without even mentioning houses, which are completely unaffordable, even for high-level wages. […]


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