Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 3.1 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$21.77
DKK149.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$14.51
DKK99.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$3.75
DKK25.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$2.90
DKK19.96
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$3.54
DKK24.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$6.17
DKK42.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$7.50
DKK51.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$4.72
DKK32.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$5.08
DKK34.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.38
DKK9.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$1.30
DKK8.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$1.47
DKK10.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$2.00
DKK13.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.99
DKK6.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.87
DKK5.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Caracas
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.79
DKK53.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$94.34
DKK648.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$47,149.09
DKK324,126.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$26.42
DKK181.59
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$37.16
DKK255.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,974.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,720.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$161.03
DKK1,106.99
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$551.78
DKK3,793.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,230.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$8.71
DKK59.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$6.34
DKK43.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$9.00
DKK61.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$42.82
DKK294.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$18.87
DKK129.71
|
|
pay 67.4% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$106.73
DKK733.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$44.45
DKK305.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$115.59
DKK794.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$166.32
DKK1,143.37
|
|
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