Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 9.1% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK23.11
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.74
|
$2.47
€2.31
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.43
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.27
|
$6.91
€6.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.29
|
$4.71
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.75
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.63
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.31
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.12
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.86
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.33
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.04
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.53
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK550.73
|
$97.85
€91.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK285,563.27
|
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK173.38
|
$25.51
€23.83
|
|
pay 12.7% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK260.07
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,555.32
|
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,282.31
|
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,181.00
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,695.68
|
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,661.98
|
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK56.09
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.72
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK303.01
|
$39.59
€36.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK745.78
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK357.74
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK833.86
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,178.69
|
$109.87
€102.63
|
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