Cost of living comparison
Canada is 11.6% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Canada instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK23.11
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.74
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.43
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.27
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.29
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.75
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.63
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.31
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.12
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.86
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.33
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.04
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.53
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK550.73
|
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK285,563.27
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK173.38
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK260.07
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,555.32
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,282.31
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,181.00
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
|
pay 61.8% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,695.68
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,661.98
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK56.09
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.72
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK303.01
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK745.78
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK357.74
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK833.86
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,178.69
|
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
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