Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 67.8% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.97
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.39
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.91
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 95.5% more for transportation
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.11
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,419.96
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.25
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 81.5% more for housing
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.22
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€584.73
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€494.37
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€153.11
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€448.09
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,638.82
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€43.16
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€83.49
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.31
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€88.48
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€108.28
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
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