Cost of living comparison
Spain is 36.2% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Spain instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
kr133.26
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
kr23.23
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
kr19.84
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
kr21.54
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
kr45.50
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
kr52.56
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
kr33.93
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
kr36.82
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
kr9.36
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr8.16
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
kr8.90
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
kr13.40
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.86
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
kr5.06
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
kr60.84
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
kr553.53
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
kr287,017.83
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
kr174.26
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 36.7% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
kr261.39
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
kr12,619.27
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
kr9,329.59
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
kr1,187.02
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
kr3,714.51
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
kr50,920.04
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
kr56.38
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
kr42.94
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
kr304.56
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
kr123.01
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
kr749.58
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
kr359.56
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
kr838.11
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
kr1,184.70
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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