Danish Prices & Money
Denmark uses the krone (kr.) as its currency, divided into 100 øre. Prices appear everywhere — supermarkets, restaurants, transport — so it pays to get comfortable with how they're written and spoken.
The basics
- 1 krone = 100 øre (just like 1 euro = 100 cents)
- The symbol is kr. — usually written after the number:
25 kr.,99,50 kr. - Danish uses a comma as the decimal separator, not a point:
15,50 kr.(fifteen kroner and fifty øre)
kr. vs DKK
In everyday Danish you'll see kr. on price tags and receipts. DKK is the international currency code — used for bank transfers and online shopping, rarely on physical signs.
How prices are spoken
A price like 25,50 kr. is read aloud as:
femogtyve kroner og halvtreds ("five-and-twenty kroner and fifty")
Note the unit-first compound number pattern (femogtyve, not tyvefem) — the same as for any Danish number above 20.
Useful phrases
- Hvad koster det? — How much is it?
- Det koster 50 kroner. — It costs 50 kroner.
- Det er for dyrt. — It's too expensive.
- Har I tilbud? — Do you have any offers?
No coins below 50 øre
Denmark stopped minting the 25-øre and smaller coins long ago. In practice, prices are rounded to the nearest 50 øre when paying cash. With a card, the exact decimal price is charged.