Cost of living comparison
compared to
Denmark vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary
Denmark is 17.3% cheaper than Copenhagen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.9% less in Denmark
- Groceries
-
pay 15.0% less in Denmark
- Transportation
-
pay 9.7% less in Denmark
- Housing
-
pay 22.1% less in Denmark
- Childcare
-
pay 29.4% less in Denmark
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.3% less in Denmark
- Clothing
-
pay 16.6% less in Denmark
Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Denmark.
Denmark vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Denmark instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$28.17
DKK180.68
|
$23.17
DKK148.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.65
DKK100.38
|
$13.90
DKK89.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.62
DKK29.63
|
$3.84
DKK24.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.55
DKK22.79
|
$2.91
DKK18.68
|
|
Copenhagen vs. Denmark - Cost of restaurants
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.89
DKK31.35
|
$3.26
DKK20.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
DKK50.48
|
$6.90
DKK44.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.66
DKK55.57
|
$7.91
DKK50.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.63
DKK36.14
|
$4.82
DKK30.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
DKK37.03
|
$5.27
DKK33.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
DKK10.71
|
$1.44
DKK9.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
DKK10.10
|
$1.47
DKK9.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
DKK11.18
|
$1.57
DKK10.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.78
DKK17.82
|
$2.17
DKK13.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
DKK7.84
|
$0.96
DKK6.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
DKK6.51
|
$0.87
DKK5.57
|
|
Copenhagen vs. Denmark - Cost of groceries
pay 9.7% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
DKK54.84
|
$8.41
DKK53.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$125.18
DKK803.04
|
$89.74
DKK575.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,855.90
DKK326,235.49
|
$48,140.44
DKK308,816.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.52
DKK170.14
|
$25.64
DKK164.45
|
|
Copenhagen vs. Denmark - Cost of transportation
pay 22.1% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.75
DKK274.25
|
$40.30
DKK258.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,049.88
DKK13,149.80
|
$1,064.91
DKK6,831.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,435.45
DKK9,208.25
|
$842.32
DKK5,403.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.40
DKK926.33
|
$154.40
DKK990.44
|
|
Copenhagen vs. Denmark - Cost of housing
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.48
DKK3,929.01
|
$547.90
DKK3,514.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,619.61
DKK113,028.05
|
$9,128.43
DKK58,557.97
|
|
Copenhagen vs. Denmark - Cost of childcare
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.39
DKK60.23
|
$8.18
DKK52.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.78
DKK43.51
|
$6.19
DKK39.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.17
DKK65.25
|
$9.59
DKK61.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
DKK360.87
|
$43.64
DKK279.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.73
DKK133.00
|
$18.32
DKK117.51
|
|
Copenhagen vs. Denmark - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Denmark
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.11
DKK815.38
|
$103.92
DKK666.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.77
DKK370.60
|
$42.34
DKK271.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.42
DKK875.13
|
$120.57
DKK773.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.61
DKK1,222.72
|
$172.17
DKK1,104.45
|
|
Copenhagen vs. Denmark - Cost of clothing
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