Private home cleaning in Denmark typically costs between DKK 150 and DKK 450 per hour — the difference lies in whether you are buying undeclared work, a platform or a cleaning company, and what is included. At Hilfr it costs from approx. 387 DKK per hour including VAT, pension, holiday pay and insurance, and with the servicefradrag tax deduction applied the real price is lower. Here is what the price covers, and what counts as a fair price in 2026.
At Hilfr, pricing is fully transparent: you always see the exact total price before you book. Here we break down what it consists of.
How the price is built
At Hilfr, each cleaner sets their own hourly wage — though never below the collective agreement's minimum wage of DKK 180.00 per hour. On top of the hourly wage come the costs that follow when the person cleaning your home is properly employed instead of working off the books:
- Pension: 12.15% of the wage
- Holiday pay: 12.5% of the wage
- Sickness and parental-leave supplement: DKK 5 per hour
- Platform fee incl. insurance: 35% of the employment costs
- VAT: 25% on top of it all
A worked example
If you choose a cleaner with an hourly wage of DKK 200 for three hours of cleaning, the total price lands at roughly DKK 1,290 — around DKK 430 per hour, all inclusive.
That may sound like a lot compared with an undeclared cash rate, but remember what the price includes: pension and holiday pay for the cleaner, insurance if something breaks, VAT to the state — and the right to the servicefradrag (the Danish tax deduction for household services), which you don't get when you pay under the table.
What does cleaning generally cost in Denmark?
For comparison: across the market, the hourly rate for private home cleaning typically sits between DKK 150 and 350 — and up to DKK 450 for specialised jobs or companies in the Copenhagen area. Per visit, most people pay DKK 500–1,500, while deep cleaning typically costs DKK 2,000–8,000 and move-out cleaning of a flat DKK 1,500–7,000 as a package deal.
But that range covers very different realities. At the low end, the price rarely includes pension, holiday pay, insurance or VAT — often because the work is undeclared or done by people without real employment terms. So never compare on the hourly rate alone: ask what it includes.
The servicefradrag makes it cheaper than it looks
Private home cleaning qualifies for the servicefradrag, and the wage portion of your payment is tax-deductible. Hilfr calculates the amount for you — you'll find it under Invoices on your profile and enter it on your annual tax return at skat.dk (the Danish tax authority).
With the deduction, the real price per hour is noticeably lower than the price you pay at checkout.
Why not just pay cash in hand?
Besides being illegal, you're left without a safety net: no insurance if the vase gets knocked over, no invoice, no tax deduction — and the person cleaning has no pension, no holiday pay and no sickness benefit.
The difference between an undeclared cash rate and the price at Hilfr is really the price of peace of mind and decent working conditions. That difference is what made Hilfr the first platform in Denmark with a collective agreement.
Still have questions? Find answers on our FAQ page — or see whether Hilfr covers your area.
