Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Denmark

Copenhagen vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 24.5% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 61.1% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 17.5% more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 22.7% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 52.1% less in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.7% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 42.8% more in Copenhagen

The cost of groceries, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Copenhagen are more expensive than in United Kingdom.

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Copenhagen vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of United Kingdom, you would:

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pay 26.2% more for restaurants

	United Kingdom	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.32 £15.96	$20.97 DKK140.70	-1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.25 £7.67	$13.48 DKK90.45	+31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.90	$5.10 DKK34.19	+100.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 £1.34	$3.77 DKK25.26	+110.0%
Average			+26.2%

United Kingdom vs. Copenhagen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.1% more for groceries

	United Kingdom	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 £1.25	$4.77 DKK32.01	+185.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 £3.46	$8.64 DKK57.96	+86.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 £4.50	$7.89 DKK52.93	+31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.96 £2.97	$5.89 DKK39.53	+48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.93 £2.94	$6.31 DKK42.31	+60.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 £0.99	$1.52 DKK10.22	+15.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 £0.54	$1.39 DKK9.30	+90.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.90	$1.96 DKK13.14	+62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 £1.13	$2.59 DKK17.35	+71.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.07 DKK7.16	+40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 £0.54	$0.95 DKK6.38	+32.3%
Average			+61.1%

United Kingdom vs. Copenhagen - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

	United Kingdom	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.59 £5.68	$9.58 DKK64.30	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$99.20 £74.27	$104.86 DKK703.49	+5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,629.43 £28,172.06	$50,184.55 DKK337K	+33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.43 £17.54	$19.03 DKK127.63	-18.8%
Average			+17.5%

United Kingdom vs. Copenhagen - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.7% more for housing

	United Kingdom	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.42 £31.01	$37.42 DKK251.06	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,299.59 £972.96	$1,981.79 DKK13,294.85	+52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,069.01 £800.34	$1,454.31 DKK9,756.23	+36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$239.96 £179.65	$138.83 DKK931.34	-42.1%
Average			+22.7%

United Kingdom vs. Copenhagen - Cost of housing

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pay 52.1% less for childcare

	United Kingdom	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,589.10 £1,189.72	$977.91 DKK6,560.28	-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,025.39 £17,238.44	$8,580.66 DKK57,563.34	-62.7%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports

	United Kingdom	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50 £4.86	$8.99 DKK60.30	+38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.66 £3.49	$6.97 DKK46.79	+49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.34 £16.73	$9.44 DKK63.31	-57.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.72 £37.22	$64.00 DKK429.36	+28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.11 £10.56	$20.22 DKK135.67	+43.4%
Average			+23.7%

United Kingdom vs. Copenhagen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.8% more for clothing

	United Kingdom	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.37 £63.91	$108.66 DKK728.95	+27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.93 £33.64	$53.68 DKK360.12	+19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.35 £71.39	$128.48 DKK861.94	+34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.21 £73.52	$199.12 DKK1,335.79	+102.8%
Average			+42.8%

United Kingdom vs. Copenhagen - Cost of clothing

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