Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 2.6% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.31
|
$21.77
DKK151.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.19
|
$14.51
DKK101.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.08
|
$3.75
DKK26.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.62
|
$2.90
DKK20.22
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$3.54
DKK24.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.15
|
$6.17
DKK43.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.76
|
$7.50
DKK52.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
$4.72
DKK32.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.55
|
$5.08
DKK35.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.38
DKK9.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.30
DKK9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.47
DKK10.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.45
|
$2.00
DKK13.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.99
DKK6.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.87
DKK6.05
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.63
|
$7.79
DKK54.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€82.77
|
$94.34
DKK657.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,960.75
|
$47,149.09
DKK328,426.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.56
|
$26.42
DKK184.00
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.74
|
$37.16
DKK258.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,921.43
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,132.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,573.08
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,835.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€190.10
|
$161.03
DKK1,121.67
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,977.90
|
$551.78
DKK3,843.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,977.39
|
$9,343.23
DKK65,082.16
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.60
|
$8.71
DKK60.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.99
|
$6.34
DKK44.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.65
|
$9.00
DKK62.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€58.13
|
$42.82
DKK298.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.23
|
$18.87
DKK131.43
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€83.09
|
$106.73
DKK743.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€31.44
|
$44.45
DKK309.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€87.78
|
$115.59
DKK805.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€103.02
|
$166.32
DKK1,158.54
|
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