Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 78.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
|
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