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Copenhagen vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 23.2% more expensive than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 10.3% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 91.4% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 22.5% more in Copenhagen

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Berlin. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

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Copenhagen vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 17.3% more for restaurants

	Berlin	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$20.97 DKK139.50	+24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$13.48 DKK89.68	+0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.06	$5.10 DKK33.90	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.76	$3.77 DKK25.04	+21.4%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Berlin	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$4.77 DKK31.74	+98.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.65	$8.64 DKK57.47	+0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.20	$7.89 DKK52.48	+67.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.98	$5.89 DKK39.19	+31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.84	$6.31 DKK41.95	+16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.43	$1.52 DKK10.13	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$1.39 DKK9.22	+53.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.96 DKK13.02	+28.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$2.59 DKK17.20	+52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.07 DKK7.10	+13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.95 DKK6.33	-2.8%
Average			+28.7%

Berlin vs. Copenhagen - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Berlin	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.71	$9.58 DKK63.75	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$104.86 DKK697.48	+48.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$50,184.55 DKK334K	+52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €26.96	$19.03 DKK126.54	-37.2%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 10.3% more for housing

	Berlin	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €42.90	$37.42 DKK248.91	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	$1,981.79 DKK13,181.29	+34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €991.62	$1,454.31 DKK9,672.90	+30.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €262.63	$138.83 DKK923.39	-53.0%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 91.4% more for childcare

	Berlin	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.56	$977.91 DKK6,504.25	+577.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	$8,580.66 DKK57,071.67	-45.9%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.83	$8.99 DKK59.78	+65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$6.97 DKK46.39	+60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.37	$9.44 DKK62.77	-10.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.65	$64.00 DKK425.70	+59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$20.22 DKK134.51	+29.0%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

	Berlin	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €84.95	$108.66 DKK722.72	+13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.86	$53.68 DKK357.04	+14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.09	$128.48 DKK854.58	+22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €125.65	$199.12 DKK1,324.38	+41.0%
Average			+22.5%

Berlin vs. Copenhagen - Cost of clothing

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