Cost of living comparison

 Road Town, British Virgin Islands
compared to
 Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen vs. Road Town Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 31.0% more expensive than Road Town.

Restaurants
pay 47.9% more in Copenhagen
Groceries
pay 11.3% less in Copenhagen
Transportation
pay 67.8% more in Copenhagen
Housing
pay 13.6% less in Copenhagen
Childcare
pay 38.4% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.0% more in Copenhagen
Clothing
pay 37.6% more in Copenhagen

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Road Town. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen vs. Road Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Road Town, you would:

pay 47.9% more for restaurants

 
Road Town
Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$21.56
DKK141.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.50
 
$14.37
DKK94.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
 
$3.78
DKK24.85

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

 
Road Town
Copenhagen
Bread
1 loaf
$4.66
 
$3.78
DKK24.86
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.00
 
$6.47
DKK42.54
Milk (1 gallon) $8.81
 
$7.42
DKK48.80

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pay 67.8% more for transportation

 
Road Town
Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$7.78
DKK51.16
Monthly public transit pass ?? $100.30
DKK659.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $50,303.99
DKK330,688.40

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pay 13.6% less for housing

 
Road Town
Copenhagen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$125.00
 
$36.84
DKK242.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,666.67
 
$1,691.68
DKK11,120.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,366.67
 
$1,264.98
DKK8,315.75

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pay 38.4% more for childcare

 
Road Town
Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$580.24
DKK3,814.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$12,599.95
DKK82,829.57

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pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Road Town
Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$8.62
DKK56.69
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.75
 
$6.19
DKK40.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$9.05
DKK59.52

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pay 37.6% more for clothing

 
Road Town
Copenhagen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$115.64
DKK760.21
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$48.78
DKK320.70
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$130.00
 
$121.38
DKK797.90

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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