Cost of living comparison
Castries is 35.1% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Castries instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Castries
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.32
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.88
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK27.06
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.32
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK27.07
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK46.32
|
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK53.14
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK34.02
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.50
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.09
|
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.13
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.82
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.14
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.66
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.71
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK718.01
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK360,091.08
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK174.90
|
?? | |
pay 37.0% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK263.71
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,109.52
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK9,055.13
|
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,087.92
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,153.55
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK90,194.24
|
?? | |
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK44.31
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.82
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK310.71
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK133.75
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK827.80
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK349.22
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK868.84
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,251.90
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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