Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 18.6% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Singapore
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Singapore
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
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