Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 3.6% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Paris, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.50
|
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.99
|
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.94
|
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.68
|
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.31
|
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,334.41
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€962.89
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.41
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.11
|
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,757.38
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.13
|
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.71
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.43
|
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.48
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.96
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.78
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€132.88
|
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
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