Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 49.5% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
$2.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
$2.40
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
$8.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
$4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
$4.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
$6.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
$2.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
$2.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
$1.35
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
$4.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
$37,383.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
$57.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
$2,432.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
$1,517.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
$122.94
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
$2,170.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
$45,450.00
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
$7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
$16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
$76.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Chicago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
$60.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
$53.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
$97.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
$130.31
|
|
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