Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 80.2% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.80
|
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
|
pay 67.2% more for groceries
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.62
|
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.23
|
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.38
|
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.18
|
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.37
|
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.10
|
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€398.61
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€332.98
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€316.76
|
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.00
|
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.22
|
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
|
pay 51.4% more for clothing
Greece
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.12
|
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
|
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