Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 67.8% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
|
pay 95.5% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.05
|
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
|
pay 81.5% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.58
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.01
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
|
pay 2.0% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.15
|
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.78
|
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.33
|
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
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