Cost of living comparison
London is 33.8% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in London instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
kr133.42
|
$21.12
£16.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
kr92.37
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
kr23.25
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
kr19.86
|
$1.75
£1.41
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
kr21.57
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
kr45.55
|
$4.08
£3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
kr52.62
|
$5.80
£4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
kr33.97
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
kr36.86
|
$3.80
£3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
kr9.37
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr8.17
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
kr8.91
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
kr13.41
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.87
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
kr5.07
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Copenhagen
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
kr60.91
|
$8.25
£6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
kr554.20
|
$198.74
£159.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
kr287,362.16
|
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
kr174.47
|
$22.83
£18.33
|
|
pay 35.5% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
kr261.70
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
kr12,634.41
|
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
kr9,340.78
|
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
kr1,188.44
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
kr3,718.96
|
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
kr50,981.13
|
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
kr56.45
|
$7.45
£5.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
kr42.99
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
kr61.58
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
kr304.92
|
$56.73
£45.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
kr123.16
|
$14.91
£11.97
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
kr750.48
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
kr359.99
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
kr839.12
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
kr1,186.12
|
$120.19
£96.48
|
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