Cost of living comparison
Paris is 5.6% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Paris instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Paris
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$19.49
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$11.66
€10.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$5.86
€5.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$7.76
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$92.05
€85.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$23.63
€21.92
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
|
pay 63.4% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$829.69
€769.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$41.22
€38.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$156.00
€144.73
|
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