Cost of living comparison
France is 13.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in France instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$16.13
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK23.11
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.74
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.43
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.27
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.29
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.75
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.63
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.31
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.12
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.86
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.33
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.04
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.53
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK550.73
|
$52.45
€48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK285,563.27
|
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK173.38
|
$18.05
€16.86
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK260.07
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,555.32
|
$760.64
€710.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,282.31
|
$610.71
€570.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,181.00
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
|
pay 41.3% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,695.68
|
$674.24
€629.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,661.98
|
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK56.09
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.72
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK303.01
|
$37.98
€35.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$11.22
€10.48
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK745.78
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK357.74
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK833.86
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,178.69
|
$122.71
€114.63
|
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