Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Milan Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 15.5% more expensive than Milan.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 13.3% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 27.4% less in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Copenhagen

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Milan.

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Copenhagen vs. Milan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Milan, you would:

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pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Milan	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$20.97 DKK139.50	-6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$13.48 DKK89.68	+0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.72 €3.31	$5.10 DKK33.90	+37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 €1.67	$3.77 DKK25.04	+100.6%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 13.3% more for groceries

	Milan	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 €2.89	$4.77 DKK31.74	+47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.46 €10.20	$8.64 DKK57.47	-24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 €5.87	$7.89 DKK52.48	+19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.95 €4.40	$5.89 DKK39.19	+19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.58 €5.85	$6.31 DKK41.95	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.23	$1.52 DKK10.13	+10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$1.39 DKK9.22	+28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.34	$1.96 DKK13.02	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.72	$2.59 DKK17.20	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.94	$1.07 DKK7.10	+0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.95 DKK6.33	+4.3%
Average			+13.3%

Milan vs. Copenhagen - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Milan	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.20 €7.30	$9.58 DKK63.75	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.67 €38.87	$104.86 DKK697.48	+140.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	$50,184.55 DKK334K	+38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.75 €22.92	$19.03 DKK126.54	-26.1%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Milan	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.52 €26.27	$37.42 DKK248.91	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,710.14 €1,522.09	$1,981.79 DKK13,181.29	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,162.13 €1,034.33	$1,454.31 DKK9,672.90	+25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.32 €172.06	$138.83 DKK923.39	-28.2%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 27.4% less for childcare

	Milan	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$847.27 €754.10	$977.91 DKK6,504.25	+15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,804.09 €16,736.32	$8,580.66 DKK57,071.67	-54.4%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Milan	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$8.99 DKK59.78	+33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 €1.87	$6.97 DKK46.39	+232.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$9.44 DKK62.77	+29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.93 €74.70	$64.00 DKK425.70	-23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 €10.96	$20.22 DKK134.51	+64.2%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Milan	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.48 €90.32	$108.66 DKK722.72	+7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.31 €44.78	$53.68 DKK357.04	+6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.19 €103.41	$128.48 DKK854.58	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$165.48 €147.28	$199.12 DKK1,324.38	+20.3%
Average			+11.0%

Milan vs. Copenhagen - Cost of clothing

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