Cost of living comparison

Copenhagen, Denmark

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United Kingdom vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 1.1% cheaper than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% less in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 3.0% more in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in United Kingdom

The cost of childcare and housing in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Copenhagen. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in United Kingdom. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.

United Kingdom vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Copenhagen, you would:

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pay 34.3% less for restaurants

	Copenhagen	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.56 DKK141.80	$18.70 £14.29	-13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 DKK94.53	$9.25 £7.07	-35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 DKK24.86	$2.23 £1.71	-40.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 DKK19.59	$1.57 £1.20	-47.4%
Average			-34.3%

Copenhagen vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$3.78 DKK24.88	$1.53 £1.17	-59.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.47 DKK42.56	$4.35 £3.33	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 DKK48.83	$5.92 £4.53	-20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.75 DKK31.26	$3.77 £2.88	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 DKK33.54	$3.70 £2.83	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DKK9.27	$1.23 £0.94	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 DKK9.31	$0.67 £0.51	-53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 DKK9.94	$1.26 £0.96	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 DKK13.91	$1.42 £1.08	-33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK7.04	$0.65 £0.49	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DKK5.95	$0.65 £0.50	-28.2%
Average			-31.3%

Copenhagen vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.78 DKK51.18	$7.07 £5.41	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.30 DKK659.74	$98.23 £75.09	-2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,303.99 DKK330,869.49	$34,832.80 £26,626.50	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.43 DKK160.71	$17.15 £13.11	-29.8%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 3.0% more for housing

	Copenhagen	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.84 DKK242.31	$39.40 £30.12	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,691.68 DKK11,126.83	$1,243.58 £950.60	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,264.98 DKK8,320.30	$1,020.84 £780.34	-19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.98 DKK999.64	$229.21 £175.21	+50.8%
Average			+3.0%

Copenhagen vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Copenhagen	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$580.24 DKK3,816.49	$1,497.56 £1,144.75	+158.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,599.95 DKK82,874.93	$18,629.32 £14,240.42	+47.9%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.62 DKK56.72	$5.63 £4.30	-34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK40.72	$4.12 £3.15	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.05 DKK59.56	$17.47 £13.35	+92.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.41 DKK285.50	$45.31 £34.64	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.68 DKK122.89	$12.89 £9.86	-31.0%
Average			-0.4%

Copenhagen vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Copenhagen	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.64 DKK760.62	$78.43 £59.95	-32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.78 DKK320.88	$40.13 £30.67	-17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.38 DKK798.33	$90.36 £69.07	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.89 DKK1,150.30	$96.72 £73.93	-44.7%
Average			-30.1%

Copenhagen vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing

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