Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 13.9% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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