Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Juan vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary
San Juan is 21.3% cheaper than Copenhagen.
San Juan vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Juan instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.97
DKK139.94
|
$19.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.48
DKK89.96
|
$9.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.10
DKK34.01
|
$1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
DKK25.12
|
$1.48
|
|
Copenhagen vs. San Juan - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.77
DKK31.84
|
$3.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.64
DKK57.65
|
$6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.89
DKK52.65
|
$8.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.89
DKK39.31
|
$7.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK42.09
|
$4.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
DKK10.17
|
$2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
DKK9.25
|
$1.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
DKK13.07
|
$2.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
DKK17.26
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.12
|
$1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
DKK6.35
|
$1.79
|
|
Copenhagen vs. San Juan - Cost of groceries
pay 48.6% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.58
DKK63.95
|
$4.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$104.86
DKK699.71
|
$30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,184.55
DKK335K
|
$40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.03
DKK126.95
|
$14.50
|
|
Copenhagen vs. San Juan - Cost of transportation
pay 13.2% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.42
DKK249.71
|
$69.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,981.79
DKK13,223.50
|
$1,813.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,454.31
DKK9,703.88
|
$834.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.83
DKK926.35
|
$245.59
|
|
Copenhagen vs. San Juan - Cost of housing
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$977.91
DKK6,525.08
|
$821.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,580.66
DKK57,254.43
|
$12,527.31
|
|
Copenhagen vs. San Juan - Cost of childcare
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.99
DKK59.98
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.97
DKK46.54
|
$3.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.44
DKK62.97
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.00
DKK427.06
|
$40.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.22
DKK134.94
|
$10.50
|
|
Copenhagen vs. San Juan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.66
DKK725.03
|
$56.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.68
DKK358.19
|
$61.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.48
DKK857.31
|
$108.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$199.12
DKK1,328.62
|
$113.75
|
|
Copenhagen vs. San Juan - Cost of clothing
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