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2sides2everystory wrote: »

Here in Denmark all the main supermarkets have multi-buys but by no means to quite the crazy extent we do in the UK. My Danish friends are horrified when they see in UK supermarkets that multibuys on unhealthy things like half kilo packs of butter are commonplace. You see very few packs of butter and fats bigger than 250g on sale in Denmark. I think we eat far more fat in the UK than is good for us.

I get most of my food from the unlocked bins behind the supermarkets for free. Outside Copenhagen lots of bins are easily accessable. Lots of rugbrød, fruit, vegetables. meat, chocolate, even wine.:j

2sides2everystory

Well if you have the gall for it, a nose that doesn't lie, and a stomach that doesn't complain when your nose has an off day, then good luck to you

I guess because Denmark hasn't really yet got into the chilled pre-prepared salmonella / listeria prone life-limited food that half the UK survives on, then much of the stuff you find in the bins could still be only hours from peak freshness, especially the wine, but the temperature might not be ideal

I am not sure it is to everyone's taste but no two ways about it being money-saving

sharpey1786

Oh sorry I didn't realise there was a main holiday board. Thanks for the replies though. Looks like the trip might not happen now due to family stuff but would still like to do it next year. Likely to be Denmark I reckon based on some feedback here.

plainsie

2sides2everystory wrote: »

I am in Denmark at the moment. It just so happens we were kind of talking about this earlier today. Yes the cost of living could easily be said to be twice that of the UK if you earn pounds and spend Danish Krone

Here is where 15 year old teenagers earn more for simple shop assistant jobs than grown ups in the UK.

But they do have Lidl in Denmark (not sure about the other Scandinavian countries) and someone was saying here today that they reckon they have almost halved their regular grocery bill by selectively swapping brands. They still prefer the more expensive traditional supermarkets for some things, but clearly things are changing a little if you know where to look and what cheaper products you can live with,

Here in Denmark all the main supermarkets have multi-buys but by no means to quite the crazy extent we do in the UK. My Danish friends are horrified when they see in UK supermarkets that multibuys on unhealthy things like half kilo packs of butter are commonplace. You see very few packs of butter and fats bigger than 250g on sale in Denmark. I think we eat far more fat in the UK than is good for us.

Contrasting mjwoodford's Sweden observations, you will however see two bottles for DKK100 when it comes to wines. I heard that's healthier

There is Lidl and Netto in Sweden. Some things are cheaper there but not by so much. If you eat 'Dagens ratt(pronounced ret)it costs about 80 Swedish krona = about £7.70. We ate in Chinese and got a soft drink. meal as much as you can eat and a coffee and biscuit, so not bad. Pizza costs about 60 krona. Chickens in Supermarket are tiny and expensive, meat is also expensive except when on special offer. Booze is very expensive, I don't drink so can't tell you how much. But Sweden is a beautiful country. First time I came home after being here I thought "what a dump England is". Everything was so clean here.

zagfles

mjwoodford wrote: »

I am from the UK and work in Sweden regularly, there are no such thing as '2 for £10 deals' or any discounts, so expect to pay more for food and dont buy wine in restaurants.
Fuel is around the same price, generally prices for food in supermarkets are somewhat higher - expect to pay M&S prices in even the cheap looking places.

Basically, I come back to the UK and never complain about prices now, its about £1 = 10 SEK now, rates are down.

But...Great country, greay people, they dont beat each other up and never ever grumble about the state of the country or 'broken sweden' they are very proud of there country, I don't blame then, 10 X better than UK all round

If you eat at lunchtime it can be cheap - look for Dagens Rätt. Had some very cheap lunchtime meals in Stockholm last time I was there - about a third of the price of similar food in the evening!

Also self service cafe type places do reasonable value food, usually very good too.

zagfles

plainsie wrote: »

There is Lidl and Netto in Sweden. Some things are cheaper there but not by so much. If you eat 'Dagens ratt(pronounced ret)it costs about 80 Swedish krona = about £7.70. We ate in Chinese and got a soft drink. meal as much as you can eat and a coffee and biscuit, so not bad. Pizza costs about 60 krona. Chickens in Supermarket are tiny and expensive, meat is also expensive except when on special offer. Booze is very expensive, I don't drink so can't tell you how much. But Sweden is a beautiful country. First time I came home after being here I thought "what a dump England is". Everything was so clean here.

Agreed!

The supermarkets can't sell booze over 3.5% (I think) - but that's reasonable value so you're happy with 3.5% lager it won't be too expensive - not much more than here for supermarket lager. It's not bad either - I was quite happy with it and I usually drink stronger stuff here. I think you have to go the state run off-licenced (systembolaget) for anything stronger.

stuteach

sharpey1786 wrote: »

Thinking about a new years trip there, poss Sweden, but have heard it can be very pricey... any experiences?

Went to Gothenburg two years ago and to be honest it was just as expensive to wine and dine in Glasgow - maybe a wee bit dearer but not much. Would definitely rate Gothenburg though. Cheap flights if you can find them are the best way to save money. For example, it is costing us about the same money to fly to Sweden via Ryanair (all in) as would cost us to get a train into Glasgow for a night out and a Taxi back! That's where it can become worth it.