Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 5.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Washington, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
|
Washington
|
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) |
$2.48
|
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
Washington
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
|
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