Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 56.3% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$13.18
kr91.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$3.32
kr23.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
$2.83
kr19.75
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$3.08
kr21.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
$6.50
kr45.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
$7.51
kr52.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$4.85
kr33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$5.26
kr36.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.34
kr9.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$1.17
kr8.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.27
kr8.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$1.91
kr13.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$0.84
kr5.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.72
kr5.04
|
|
pay 88.7% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$8.69
kr60.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
$79.06
kr551.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
$40,992.01
kr285,747.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
$24.89
kr173.49
|
|
pay 42.4% more for housing
Victoria
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
$37.33
kr260.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
$1,802.29
kr12,563.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
$1,332.46
kr9,288.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
$169.53
kr1,181.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
$530.51
kr3,698.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
$7,272.42
kr50,694.59
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$8.05
kr56.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
$6.13
kr42.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
$8.78
kr61.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
$43.50
kr303.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
$17.57
kr122.46
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
$107.06
kr746.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
$51.35
kr357.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
$119.70
kr834.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
$169.20
kr1,179.45
|
|
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