Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 7.8% more expensive than Miami.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Miami, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Miami
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
|
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
Miami
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
|
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
|
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
|
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.88
|
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
Miami
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
|
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.75
|
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.41
|
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Miami
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.96
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,773.75
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,113.76
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.39
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Miami
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,162.50
|
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,333.33
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Miami
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.45
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.53
|
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
|
pay 55.1% more for clothing
Miami
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.29
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.00
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.75
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
|
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
|
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