Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 2.9 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,569.33
|
$21.77
DKK149.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,343.06
|
$14.51
DKK99.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,188.49
|
$3.75
DKK25.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS866.43
|
$2.90
DKK19.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,801.41
|
$3.54
DKK24.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,131.68
|
$6.17
DKK42.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,631.01
|
$7.50
DKK51.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,853.73
|
$4.72
DKK32.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,837.08
|
$5.08
DKK34.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS735.61
|
$1.38
DKK9.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS717.95
|
$1.30
DKK8.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS508.07
|
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS670.37
|
$2.00
DKK13.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS346.99
|
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS356.42
|
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,073.90
|
$7.79
DKK53.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,014.59
|
$94.34
DKK649.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,810,199.60
|
$47,149.09
DKK324,451.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,821.31
|
$26.42
DKK181.77
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS17,966.99
|
$37.16
DKK255.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS437,908.28
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,986.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS317,244.18
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,729.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,322.50
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS195,800.88
|
$551.78
DKK3,797.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,653,083.27
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,294.53
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,335.76
|
$8.71
DKK59.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,029.50
|
$6.34
DKK43.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,781.02
|
$9.00
DKK61.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,104.93
|
$42.82
DKK294.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,801.39
|
$18.87
DKK129.84
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS72,670.96
|
$106.73
DKK734.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,587.36
|
$44.45
DKK305.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS103,482.14
|
$115.59
DKK795.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS92,712.21
|
$166.32
DKK1,144.52
|
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