Cost of living comparison
London is 43.8% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in London instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
$25.22
£19.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
$2.54
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
$2.08
£1.61
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
$4.74
£3.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
$6.34
£4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
$4.28
£3.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
$1.48
£1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
$1.76
£1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
$7.20
£5.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
$252.24
£195.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
$25.33
£19.60
|
|
pay 49.1% more for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
$8.20
£6.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
$4.56
£3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
$58.95
£45.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
$123.32
£95.44
|
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