Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 25.1% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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