Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 22.5% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 62.2% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Copenhagen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.43
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.71
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.22
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.38
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.60
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.92
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.12
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.77
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£75.57
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.56
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 10.0% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£778.23
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.33
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.14
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.99
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.28
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£75.59
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
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