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pratik

Dear Friends,

I hope you all are enjoying the summer in this beautiful country and looking forward to Easter Break.

I am a potential newcomer to Copenhagen and without disturbing you too much, would like to request your guidance in taking the decision. Here are the facts and questions:

1. I have been offered a salary of 45000 dkk per month for a senior sales position. Is this enough for a single person?
2. What are the expected tax% for this salary? Someone told me it will be around 40%.
3. My office will be near the railway station Osterport. What is the best way or place to find accommodation which is easily accessible? I am looking to pay around 5000 dkk per month for a single room or a shared apartment. Is it possible or do I need to revisit my budget?
4. What can i demand from my employer during my negotiations?
5. What is the best way to learn Danish? I heard we can get free lessons from the government agencies. Is it true?
6. What are the three most money consuming elements for living in Copenhagen?
7. How much normally food cost per month if you consider eating out once a week.
8. Any other advice.

Thanks once again for taking out time to read all this and thinking of helping me out.

Hopefully we will see each other in DK soon!!

Cheers!!
-P

Yud

Welcome to the forum travelbug4 :)

I hope that other members will bring their contributions to your several queries soon.

Regards

HyggeTime

1 & 2: 45,000kr is more than enough for one person. The tax rate raises depending on how much you earn. I think for your salary it will be around 36%.

3: You will be able to hire a 1 room apartment for 5,000kr. In that price range I imagine you'll get between 35 - 45m2. The best places to look are property websites like boligbasen.dk and boligportal.dk. They charge a fee for a few month's registration, though.

4: I am not too sure about that. Ask them if they can assist you getting registered in Denmark to get your CPR number, etc. The bureaucrats at the immigration centres can be amazingly difficult to deal with and it can end up leading you on a wild goose chase. Also, a lot of landlords are a bit funny about letting an apartment to someone without a CPR number. So maybe you can ask your employer to help you find a place to live. 

5: The state provides free language lessons for up to 3 years in many language schools across CPH. I started the lessons about 2 weeks ago and they seem OK. There is a waiting time of around 1 month from the interview date to when the lessons start. Of course you can pay for private and more intensive lessons.

6: Alcohol, restaurants and public transport.

7: Depends on your standards. If you shop in the cheaper supermarkets like Netto and Fakta you can get away with spending around 2,000kr for yourself. I personally mix the cheaper and better quality supermarkets and for two people we spend around 4,000kr per month.

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