Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 38.5% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Germany, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
|
pay 62.5% more for housing
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
|
pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
pay 36.7% more for clothing
Germany
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
|
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