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Nice to Know Or how to spend your money wisely and other useful tips
Nice to Know
Or how to spend your money wisely and other useful tips
Currency in Denmark
Danish Kroner
The amount of pocket money you will get every month:
A comparison:
Danish kroner Dollars Euros
700 kr 104 $ 94 €
Danish kroner Dollars Euros
A pizza 50 kr. 7,45 $ 6,70 €
1 Dollar Euros
6,70 kr. 7,45 kr.
Danske kronerNotes
● 1000 kroner
● 500 kroner
● 200 kroner
● 100 kroner
● 50 kroner
Coins
● 20 kroner
● 10 kroner
● 5 kroner
● 2 kroner
● 1 kroner
● 50 øre
How to get around
Easiest way to get around in Denmark is by train
Locally use busses
There are only metros in Copenhagen
Denmark is a country of islands, about 75 islands in total, many island communities like the island Bornholm use the ferry to go to school, work etc.
Transportation
You will travel a lot here in Denmark. When you will visit your contact person or other friends, go to the camps, go to work etc. A great help is “Rejseplanen” that can guide you from A to B
https://www.rejseplanen.dk/webapp/index.html
“Rejseplanen”
You can also download the app and make your life much easier
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The ‘travel card’ can be used both while travelling in your local area or around Denmark and across different types of transportation like bus, train and metro. If your between 16 and 25 you can get a rejsekort for ‘Ung’.
You regularly put money on it which you then use when checking in and out before and after boarding the train/bus/metro. Don’t forget to check out!
https://www.rejsekort.dk/
Rejsekort
To buy tickets online: https://www.dsb.dk/
To read more about travelling in Denmark and abroad: https://www.dsb.dk/en/explore-denmark-by-train/
Reductions on train tickets:
DSB Ungdomsbillet: 25 % off if you are between 16 and 25 years old. Remember to bring ID.DSB Ung Klapsæde: 89 kr., if you’re between 16 and 25 and travelling outside of rush hour.DSB Orange: cheaper tickets for when travelling outside of rush hour.
Train tickets
There is the option to take the bus: a little bit longer but much cheaper
Flixbus (for Denmark and the whole of Europe): https://www.flixbus.dk/
Sortbillet (only Denmark): https://sortbillet.dk/
Kombardo (only to or from Copenhagen): https://www.kombardoexpressen.dk/
Busses
Car-pooling where a driver take extra passengers with him in the car for a small fee.Often for longer journeys.
In Denmark:https://gomore.dk/
In the rest of Europe:https://www.blablacar.com/
Car-pooling
Where to stay
What is it: an alternative to a hotel or a hostel, contact the person who lives in the country you wish to visit, ask if they have a couch or somewhere you can sleep. https://www.couchsurfing.com/
Where can you find a couch: You can start with the ICYE couchsurfing group https://www.facebook.com/groups/315776658523611/
Disclaimer: people are not obligated to give you a place to stay it is there own choice.
Couchsurfing
What is it: an alternative to a hotel or a hostel, where private people rent out their apartment/house/room. It’s often less expensive than a hotel or hostel.
https://www.airbnb.dk/
AirBnB
Where to shop
Lower prices for everyday products:
Everyday grocery shoppingHigher prices, but greater assortment:
For clothes like gloves and hats in the winter:
Bilka or Second hand shops (genbrugsbutikker) like Rød Kors (Red Cross), Danmission etc.
Clothing
For gifts, little trinkets, notebooks, cool weird stuff, snacks, soap etc.:
Tiger, Søstrene Grene, Normal
Random stuff
For used things like bikes: http://www.dba.dk/ or your local town's facebook page where citizens sell their stuff.
You can get things for free with the app Freemi: https://freemi.app/ You can also give away things and the people who want it pick it up
You can also use these sources yourself if you want to sell something you bought that you don't want to take home like a bike.
Other stuff
Join the “No Food waste movement”
● When grocery shopping look for the yellow price marks. These are discounted items that will expire 1-3 days. You can typically find these prices in the bread, vegetables and dairy areas.
● You have to pay for plastic bags when you shop. Most places it costs 1-5 kr. We advise you to buy reusable bags or reuse the one you already have.
● Download the “to good to go app” http://toogoodtogo.dk/ . The app helps you find restaurants nearby that give discount prices on food that they would throw away.
Tips for grocery shopping
● You pay for something called “pant” when you by something to drink.
● The aim is to recycle and avoid plastic bottles everywhere.
● You can get your money back by returning it to the bottle machines which can be found at most supermarkets
“Pant”
When you are done you press on the green button and get a receipt. You deliver the receipt to the cashier in the supermarket and get your money back or buy something else with the amount that is on the receipt.
Where to find post offices:
For specific locations you can use this link: http://www.postnord.dk/quick-finder/location-finder
Mail - packagesWhen sending packages go to the post office.
When receiving packages it depends on what you choose: on your doorstep, at the post office or at the package box.
When sending a letter you can do it at the post office or deliver it in the red mail box if you already have stamps.
When receiving letter it will arrive in the mailbox at your host family's house.
You can find the prices here: http://www.postnord.dk/en
A letter 50 g from Denmark to Costa Rica:
Mail - letters
Danish kroner Dollars Euros
27 kr. 4 $ 3,60 €
Phones
● Don't call your family and friends using your phone because it can be very expensive.
● Use skype, viber, Facebook messenger or whatsapp instead.
● There is free wifi in trains, libraries, cafes and in similar public places.
● Data and wifi available at all times.
● Sign up with a telephone company and get a Danish SIM-card.
Phone
● Lebara● Lycamobile● Oister● Call me ● Onefone● Telia● TDC● CBB● Telmore ● OK mobil ● Greenspeak● And many more…
Phone companiesYou have to pay a fee every month:
Danish kroner Dollars Euros
109 kr. 16 $ 15 €
● Some of them in the supermarket( TDC, CBB, Lebara m.m.)
● Or in their own shops (TDC, telmore)
● Or online on the company’s homepage where you also can put money on your account
But where do I buy them?
Where to go outAnd what to do
Prices for going out in Denmark
Danish kroner Dollars Euros
A cup of coffee 30 kr. 4,50 $ 4 €
Danish kroner Dollars Euros
A ticket to the cinema80-150 kr. 12-22 $ 11-20 €
Danish kroner Dollars Euros
Dinner 150 kr. 22 $ 20 €
Denmark is an expensive country to go out in. Therefore organize socio cultural events through the local branch.
Plan and attend events in Lokalforeningen (local branches)
Requirements:
● Contact the local branch by writing them an e-mail with a description of your idea and a budget (Try to be exact as possible)
● Consider if you suggest something it is also good to help organizing it
● The event has to be open for all members of Dansk ICYE (Other exchangees, contact person, host families) can not be exclusively just for friends
● People who attend has to be member of Dansk ICYE (75 kr. Pr. costs a membership)
Examples of activities which has been organized in the past:
● Guided trips in famous cities in Denmark like Roskilde
● Bicycle trips with food and drinks to nature parks
● Cultural evening with dance and food from Uganda
● Celebrating Danish festivals like Christmas party, Easter ect
Contact information on the local branchesHovedstaden: Copenhagen and surrounding areas Kristoffer Ørsnes Jansen [email protected]
Sjælland: Zealand Charlotte Randeris Clausen [email protected]
Fyn: Funen Marieke [email protected]
Sydjylland: Southern Jutland Sahra Lykkeberg [email protected]
Midtjylland: Central Jutland Johanne Søndergaard Berg [email protected]
Nordjylland: Northern Jutland Anne-Kathrine Kure Larsen [email protected]
Libraries: Free and public in Denmark (Danish: Bibliotek)
● Free or cheap events focusing on different subjects (In Danish mostly)● Become registered reader at the library (Borrow books/movies/cd for free
NB. fines if you hand in late)● You can read newspapers and magazines for free
For free or cheap events - the library
You use your health insurance card as your library card.
● Facebook often have groups that cover the geographical area where you live.
● Facebook groups where used goods are sold or given away for free
For free or cheap events - facebook events
Dictionary:
Event = English word often used nowadaysArrangement = event in Danish Gratis = Free Køb = Buy Salg = Sale Bytte = to swap something Give away = used in Danish also for stuff that is just given away for free
● Byfester (Town fair)
● Loppemarkeder (Flea market)
● Julemarked (Christmas market)
● Open air concerts for free
● Hikes in nature where you can sleep in shelters (often for free)
● Often local kulturhuse (Cultural centre) have free events
● Museums often have discounts if you have a student card (DK: Studiekort)
Free or cheap events in your local area
Each exchangee has a fund of 500 kroner per every six months to spend on either socio cultural activities or to join spare time activities in their area.
Dansk ICYE grant
Danish kroner Dollars Euros
500 kr. 75 $ 67 €
It covers activities like:
● Spare time activities like e.g. membership of local gym or to pay member fee for joining local football club
● Socio cultural activities with your contact person like e.g. going to the theater or museum
It doesn’t cover:
● Food and drinks (Especially NO alcohol or parties)
● Activities which are not national/focused towards the national context of Denmark (e.g. tickets to a international band like Rolling Stones playing here would not be covered)
1. Decide what you want to do with the money and do some research e.g. how much is the member fee for joining the local football club?
2. Contact Linda at the office with information and prices about the spare time activity or socio cultural event you want to join.
○ Always ask the office beforehand whether they will cover this event or you risk not getting a refund and having to pay from your own pocket money.
3. If the office accepts your request, you can get the fee reimbursed by sending in a reimbursement form and your receipt. You ALWAYS have to pay yourself and then get the expenses reimbursed afterwards.
NB: Because it is a grant you don’t have any rights to have the rest of the money paid out when you leave Denmark or to use the grant from your first 6 months during the next 6 months.
Dansk ICYE grant - how to apply
