Cost of living comparison

United States

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Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Palo Alto Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 21.8% cheaper than Palo Alto.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 47.5% less in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 74.1% less in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% less in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 40.1% more in Copenhagen

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Palo Alto. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Copenhagen.

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Copenhagen vs. Palo Alto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Palo Alto, you would:

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pay 1.6% more for restaurants

	Palo Alto	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$20.97 DKK140.70	-16.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$13.48 DKK90.45	+3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13	$5.10 DKK34.19	+62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70	$3.77 DKK25.26	+39.4%
Average			+1.6%

Palo Alto vs. Copenhagen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Palo Alto	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$5.31	$4.77 DKK32.01	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16	$8.64 DKK57.96	+5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38	$7.89 DKK52.93	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84	$5.89 DKK39.53	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.46	$6.31 DKK42.31	-2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.52 DKK10.22	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$1.39 DKK9.30	+54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.96 DKK13.14	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.59 DKK17.35	-13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$1.07 DKK7.16	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.95 DKK6.38	-42.9%
Average			-7.6%

Palo Alto vs. Copenhagen - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Palo Alto	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86	$9.58 DKK64.30	+63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$104.86 DKK703.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,998.00	$50,184.55 DKK337K	+35.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39	$19.03 DKK127.63	-6.7%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 47.5% less for housing

	Palo Alto	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.29	$37.42 DKK251.06	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,600.00	$1,981.79 DKK13,294.85	-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,148.75	$1,454.31 DKK9,756.23	-53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$209.55	$138.83 DKK931.34	-33.7%
Average			-47.5%

Palo Alto vs. Copenhagen - Cost of housing

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pay 74.1% less for childcare

	Palo Alto	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,942.94	$977.91 DKK6,560.28	-66.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,562.50	$8,580.66 DKK57,563.34	-79.8%
Average			-74.1%

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Palo Alto	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$8.99 DKK60.30	+12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.80	$6.97 DKK46.79	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.71	$9.44 DKK63.31	-19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$167.25	$64.00 DKK429.36	-61.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$20.22 DKK135.67	+19.0%
Average			-14.6%

Palo Alto vs. Copenhagen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.1% more for clothing

	Palo Alto	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50	$108.66 DKK728.95	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.67	$53.68 DKK360.12	+12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.40	$128.48 DKK861.94	+28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.91	$199.12 DKK1,335.79	+66.1%
Average			+40.1%

Palo Alto vs. Copenhagen - Cost of clothing

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