Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 19.4% more expensive than Houston.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Houston, you would:
pay 47.9% more for restaurants
|
Houston
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.25
|
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Houston
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
|
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
|
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
|
Houston
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,139.19
|
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
|
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
|
Houston
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.26
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.25
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,230.82
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.82
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
|
Houston
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,244.14
|
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,333.33
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.66
|
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
|
pay 39.4% more for clothing
|
Houston
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.40
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.64
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.56
|
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
|
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