Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 2.4 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Poland
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Poland
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
|
pay 97.5% more for childcare
Poland
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
|
pay 85.0% more for clothing
Poland
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
|
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