Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 2.2 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$21.56
DKK154.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$14.37
DKK102.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$3.78
DKK27.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$2.98
DKK21.30
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$3.78
DKK27.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$6.47
DKK46.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$7.42
DKK53.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$4.75
DKK33.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$5.10
DKK36.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$1.41
DKK10.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$1.42
DKK10.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$1.51
DKK10.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$2.12
DKK15.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$1.07
DKK7.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$7.78
DKK55.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$100.30
DKK717.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$50,303.99
DKK359,754.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$24.43
DKK174.74
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$36.84
DKK263.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$1,691.68
DKK12,098.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$1,264.98
DKK9,046.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$151.98
DKK1,086.90
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$580.24
DKK4,149.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$12,599.95
DKK90,109.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$6.19
DKK44.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$9.05
DKK64.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$43.41
DKK310.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$18.68
DKK133.62
|
|
pay 32.9% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$115.64
DKK827.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$48.78
DKK348.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$121.38
DKK868.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$174.89
DKK1,250.72
|
|
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