Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 77.8% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$3.78
DKK27.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.98
DKK21.30
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$3.78
DKK27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.47
DKK46.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$7.42
DKK53.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$4.75
DKK33.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$5.10
DKK36.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.41
DKK10.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.42
DKK10.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$1.51
DKK10.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.12
DKK15.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.07
DKK7.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$7.78
DKK55.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.30
DKK717.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$50,303.99
DKK359,754.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$24.43
DKK174.74
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
Saipan
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$36.84
DKK263.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$1,691.68
DKK12,098.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$1,264.98
DKK9,046.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$151.98
DKK1,086.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Saipan
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$580.24
DKK4,149.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$12,599.95
DKK90,109.82
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$6.19
DKK44.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.05
DKK64.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$43.41
DKK310.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$18.68
DKK133.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Saipan
|
Copenhagen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$115.64
DKK827.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$48.78
DKK348.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$121.38
DKK868.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$174.89
DKK1,250.72
|
|
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