Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 29.0% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of France, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
France
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.98
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
France
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.73
|
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
France
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.28
|
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.70
|
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.76
|
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
|
pay 75.3% more for housing
France
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€706.37
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€567.14
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
|
pay 28.5% less for childcare
France
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€626.14
|
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
|
pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.27
|
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.42
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
France
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.96
|
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
|
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