Cost of living comparison
Boston is 39.8% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Boston instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK153.08
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.05
|
$12.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK26.84
|
$3.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.15
|
$2.56
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK26.86
|
$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK45.95
|
$9.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK52.71
|
$4.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.75
|
$4.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.20
|
$6.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.01
|
$2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.05
|
$1.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.73
|
$3.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.02
|
$3.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.60
|
$2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.42
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.26
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK712.22
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK357,188.54
|
$32,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK173.49
|
$16.62
|
|
pay 69.6% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK261.59
|
$70.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,011.91
|
$3,280.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,982.14
|
$2,453.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,079.15
|
$148.96
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,120.07
|
$2,428.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK89,467.23
|
$25,000.00
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.23
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK43.96
|
$5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.29
|
$13.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK308.21
|
$86.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK132.67
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK821.13
|
$64.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK346.40
|
$43.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK861.84
|
$98.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,241.80
|
$157.18
|
|
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