Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 2.1 times more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 98.6% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.56
DKK154.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$14.37
DKK102.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.78
DKK27.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$2.98
DKK21.32
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.78
DKK27.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$6.47
DKK46.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$7.42
DKK53.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$4.75
DKK34.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$5.10
DKK36.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.41
DKK10.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.42
DKK10.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.51
DKK10.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$2.12
DKK15.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.07
DKK7.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$7.78
DKK55.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$100.30
DKK718.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$50,303.99
DKK360,091.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$24.43
DKK174.90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$36.84
DKK263.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,691.68
DKK12,109.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,264.98
DKK9,055.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$151.98
DKK1,087.92
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$580.24
DKK4,153.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,599.95
DKK90,194.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$6.19
DKK44.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$9.05
DKK64.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$43.41
DKK310.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$18.68
DKK133.75
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$115.64
DKK827.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$48.78
DKK349.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$121.38
DKK868.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$174.89
DKK1,251.90
|
|
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