Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 46.9% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 47.1% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Copenhagen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
|
pay 51.7% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
|
pay 43.1% more for housing
Madrid
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
|
pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
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