Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 3.6% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Paris, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$3.32
DKK23.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.52
|
$2.83
DKK19.74
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
$3.08
DKK21.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.05
|
$6.50
DKK45.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$7.51
DKK52.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.46
|
$4.85
DKK33.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.98
|
$5.26
DKK36.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$1.34
DKK9.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.17
DKK8.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.27
DKK8.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.91
DKK13.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.72
DKK5.04
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$8.69
DKK60.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.27
|
$79.06
DKK550.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,594.05
|
$40,992.01
DKK285,563.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.45
|
$24.89
DKK173.38
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$37.33
DKK260.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,343.55
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,555.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€969.49
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,282.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€158.49
|
$169.53
DKK1,181.00
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€775.39
|
$530.51
DKK3,695.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,872.18
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,661.98
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.18
|
$8.05
DKK56.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$6.13
DKK42.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.78
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.68
|
$43.50
DKK303.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Paris
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.18
|
$107.06
DKK745.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.22
|
$51.35
DKK357.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.42
|
$119.70
DKK833.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.79
|
$169.20
DKK1,178.69
|
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