Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 3.3 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Praia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Praia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
$3.32
DKK23.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
$2.83
DKK19.74
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
Praia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
$3.08
DKK21.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
$6.50
DKK45.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
$7.51
DKK52.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
$4.85
DKK33.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
$5.26
DKK36.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
$1.34
DKK9.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$1.17
DKK8.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$1.27
DKK8.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
$1.91
DKK13.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
$0.72
DKK5.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Praia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
$8.69
DKK60.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$79.06
DKK550.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$40,992.01
DKK285,563.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$24.89
DKK173.38
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Praia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
$37.33
DKK260.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
$1,802.29
DKK12,555.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
$1,332.46
DKK9,282.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
$169.53
DKK1,181.00
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
$530.51
DKK3,695.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
$7,272.42
DKK50,661.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
$8.05
DKK56.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
$6.13
DKK42.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
$43.50
DKK303.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
|
pay 56.2% more for clothing
Praia
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$107.06
DKK745.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$51.35
DKK357.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$119.70
DKK833.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
$169.20
DKK1,178.69
|
|
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