Budget (living on Campus) Expense Comment

Books 40-120 EUR/book Depends a lot on what you study –

sometimes almost no books are
0-300 EUR/semester
needed

Food & household 210-270 EUR/month Depends on what you eat during
the week, but most Danish students
are within this range

Rent (incl. heat, electricity, water, 800-900 EUR/month

internet and furniture)

Transportation 4-5 EUR/trip (one The price is for when Rejsekort is

way) used. This will vary on how much
you visit Copenhagen, so it is given
in EUR per trip from Lyngby to
Copenhagen

Laundry 30 EUR /month In the campus dorms/apartments,

the laundry is paid every time you
use the machines. This is therefore
a monthly estimate.

Phone 20-40 EUR/month Depends on the agreement you

want

Takeout 10-25 EUR/meal Pizza from a pizzeria is the

cheapest. From other places it is in
the more expensive end.

Lunch on campus (incl. student 5-10 EUR/meal Food from the canteens is charged
discount) by scale and is usually 5-6 EUR. The
street food on campus is more
expensive

A beer on campus 2-3 EUR/beer There are many places on campus

where you can get a cold one.

A beer in the city 7 EUR/beer The bars in Copenhagen are usually

quite expensive – the same goes for
restaurants

TOTAL 1244-1840 Calculated with 4 trips to

EUR/month Copenhagen, 4 takeouts, 8 lunch on
campuses, and 8-8 beers.

Budget (living outside of Campus) Expense Comment

Books 40-120 EUR/book Depends a lot on what you study –
sometimes almost no books are
0-300 EUR/semester
needed

Food & household 210-270 EUR/month Depends on what you eat during
the week, but most Danish
students are within this range

Rent 1100-1700
EUR/month

Living expenses such as heat, 50-110 EUR/month Depends on how cold the months
electricity, water, internet are

Transportation (Ungdomskort) 90 EUR/month If you get the Ungdomskort for

transport, you pay the same
monthly amount

Transportation (Rejsekort) 10 EUR/day If you get the Rejsekort, you pay

per trip. This price is back and
forth Lyngby-Copenhagen

Laundry 30 EUR/month The laundry is sometimes paid

every time you use the machines.
This is therefore a monthly
estimate. Sometimes, you will
have the machines in your
apartment

Phone 20-40 EUR/month Depends on the agreement you

want

Takeout 10-25 EUR/meal Pizza from a pizzeria is the

cheapest. From other places it is
in the more expensive end.

Lunch on campus (incl. student 5-10 EUR/meal Food from the canteens is charged
discount) by scale and is usually 5-6 EUR.
The street food on campus is
more expensive

A beer on campus 2-3 EUR/beer There are many places on campus

where you can get a cold one.

A beer in the city 7 EUR/beer The bars in Copenhagen are

usually quite expensive – the
same goes for restaurants
TOTAL 1650-2800 Calculated with Ungdomskort, 4
EUR/month takeouts, 8 lunch on campuses,
and 8-8 beers.