Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 3.5 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Russia, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Russia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 66.0% more for clothing
Russia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
|
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