Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 21.0% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK27.03
|
$3.23
€3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.30
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK27.05
|
$2.06
€1.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK46.28
|
$6.58
€6.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK53.09
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.99
|
$4.81
€4.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.46
|
$6.45
€6.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.08
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.12
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.81
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.13
|
$1.81
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.65
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.65
|
$8.09
€7.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK717.33
|
$87.51
€83.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK359,754.05
|
$35,207.42
€33,755.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK174.74
|
$24.86
€23.84
|
|
pay 34.5% more for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK263.47
|
$47.53
€45.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,098.19
|
$2,189.86
€2,099.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK9,046.65
|
$1,816.26
€1,741.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,086.90
|
$206.94
€198.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,149.66
|
$2,377.37
€2,279.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK90,109.82
|
$14,444.53
€13,849.03
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK44.27
|
$4.20
€4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.76
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK310.42
|
$65.86
€63.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK133.62
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK827.02
|
$92.54
€88.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK348.89
|
$37.12
€35.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK868.03
|
$106.57
€102.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,250.72
|
$114.59
€109.86
|
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