Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 27.7% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$3.32
kr23.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$2.83
kr19.84
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$3.08
kr21.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$6.50
kr45.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$7.51
kr52.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$4.85
kr33.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$5.26
kr36.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.34
kr9.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.17
kr8.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$1.27
kr8.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.91
kr13.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.84
kr5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.72
kr5.06
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$8.69
kr60.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
$79.06
kr553.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$40,992.01
kr287,017.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$24.89
kr174.26
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Berlin
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$37.33
kr261.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$1,802.29
kr12,619.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$1,332.46
kr9,329.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$169.53
kr1,187.02
|
|
pay 72.2% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$530.51
kr3,714.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$7,272.42
kr50,920.04
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$8.05
kr56.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$6.13
kr42.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$43.50
kr304.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$17.57
kr123.01
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$107.06
kr749.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$51.35
kr359.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$119.70
kr838.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$169.20
kr1,184.70
|
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