Cost of living comparison
Sydney is 21.8% more expensive than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Sydney instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
|
Copenhagen
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
$16.48
A$26.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
$9.89
A$15.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK27.03
|
$2.49
A$3.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK21.30
|
$2.04
A$3.27
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
|
Copenhagen
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK27.05
|
$2.80
A$4.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK46.28
|
$5.66
A$9.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK53.09
|
$6.60
A$10.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK33.99
|
$4.35
A$6.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK36.46
|
$3.91
A$6.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK10.08
|
$1.47
A$2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK10.12
|
$1.29
A$2.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK10.81
|
$1.38
A$2.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK15.13
|
$1.94
A$3.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.65
|
$1.10
A$1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
$1.02
A$1.64
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Copenhagen
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK55.65
|
$4.95
A$7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK717.33
|
$143.27
A$229.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK359,754.05
|
$29,276.08
A$46,834.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK174.74
|
$31.14
A$49.81
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
|
Copenhagen
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK263.47
|
$52.22
A$83.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK12,098.19
|
$2,177.38
A$3,483.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK9,046.65
|
$1,459.01
A$2,334.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK1,086.90
|
$152.64
A$244.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Copenhagen
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK4,149.66
|
$1,995.92
A$3,192.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK90,109.82
|
$17,906.19
A$28,645.33
|
|
pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Copenhagen
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
$6.59
A$10.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK44.27
|
$3.47
A$5.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK64.76
|
$32.95
A$52.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK310.42
|
$59.52
A$95.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK133.62
|
$15.82
A$25.30
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
|
Copenhagen
|
Sydney
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK827.02
|
$74.12
A$118.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK348.89
|
$53.36
A$85.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK868.03
|
$108.20
A$173.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,250.72
|
$130.17
A$208.24
|
|
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