Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 24.0% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
$54.15
€49.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
$989.21
€909.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
$543.23
€499.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
$48.46
€44.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
$99.93
€91.90
|
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