Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 55.7% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Italy, you would:
pay 67.6% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Italy
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 65.7% more for transportation
Italy
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 85.1% more for housing
Italy
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Italy
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Italy
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
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