Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 15.4% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$3.32
DKK23.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$2.83
DKK19.74
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$3.08
DKK21.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$6.50
DKK45.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$7.51
DKK52.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$4.85
DKK33.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$5.26
DKK36.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.34
DKK9.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$1.17
DKK8.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.27
DKK8.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.91
DKK13.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.72
DKK5.04
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$8.69
DKK60.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
$79.06
DKK550.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$40,992.01
DKK285,563.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$24.89
DKK173.38
|
|
pay 13.1% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$37.33
DKK260.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,555.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,282.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$169.53
DKK1,181.00
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$530.51
DKK3,695.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,661.98
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$8.05
DKK56.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$6.13
DKK42.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$43.50
DKK303.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$107.06
DKK745.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$51.35
DKK357.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$119.70
DKK833.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$169.20
DKK1,178.69
|
|
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