Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 33.2% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Germany, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.72
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.26
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.65
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.67
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.62
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€742.62
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€571.80
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.86
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.20
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.86
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.65
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.56
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
|
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