Cost of living comparison
Boston is 48.0% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Boston instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
$22.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
$2.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
$2.56
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
$4.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
$10.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
$4.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
$4.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
$6.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
$2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
$0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
$2.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
$2.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
$1.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
$3.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
$90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
$30,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
$16.72
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
$69.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
$3,145.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
$2,256.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
$150.95
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
$2,416.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
$28,000.00
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
$5.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
$13.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
$95.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
$58.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
$44.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
$92.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
$155.69
|
|
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