Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 25.7% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$19.03
kr133.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$13.18
kr92.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$3.32
kr23.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$2.83
kr19.84
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$3.08
kr21.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$6.50
kr45.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$7.51
kr52.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$4.85
kr33.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$5.26
kr36.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.34
kr9.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$1.17
kr8.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.27
kr8.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.91
kr13.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.84
kr5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.72
kr5.06
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Hamilton
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$8.69
kr60.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$79.06
kr553.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$40,992.01
kr287,017.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$24.89
kr174.26
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$37.33
kr261.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$1,802.29
kr12,619.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$1,332.46
kr9,329.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$169.53
kr1,187.02
|
|
pay 62.7% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$530.51
kr3,714.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$7,272.42
kr50,920.04
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$8.05
kr56.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$6.13
kr42.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$8.78
kr61.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$43.50
kr304.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$17.57
kr123.01
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Hamilton
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$107.06
kr749.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$51.35
kr359.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$119.70
kr838.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$169.20
kr1,184.70
|
|
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