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Los Angeles vs Copenhagen
Lax vs Cph

Average net salary (After tax)

Copenhagen
Los Angeles

Housing

  • Rent apartment
  • Buy apartment

Rent 1 bedroom apartment

Cost per month

In city centre
Cph
Lax
Outside city centre
Cph
Lax

Rent 3 bedroom apartment

Cost per month

In city centre
Cph
Lax
Outside city centre
Cph
Lax

Buy apartment

Price per m2

In city centre
Cph
Lax
Outside city centre
Cph
Lax

Mortgage rates

Copenhagen
4.5%
Los Angeles
5.5%
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Utilities

  • Basic Utilities
  • Internet & Phone

Basic utilities

Electricity, heating, water, Garbage for a 85m2 Apartment

Copenhagen
Los Angeles

Internet

60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, Cable/ADSL

Cph
Lax

Mobile phone data

Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data

Cph
Lax

Transport

  • Public Transport
  • Car

One-way ticket

Local transport

Cph
Lax

Monthly pass

Regular price

Cph
Lax

Fuel prices

Per Litre

Copenhagen
Los Angeles

Buying a new car

Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90KW Trendline (Or equivalent)

Cph
Lax
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Groceries

  • Staples
  • Meat
  • Produce
  • Cigarettes

Staples

Milk 1L
Cph
Lax
White bread 500g
Cph
Lax
Eggs 12
Cph
Lax
White rice 1kg
Cph
Lax

Pack of cigarettes

(Marlboro)

Copenhagen
Los Angeles

Meat & cheese

Chicken breasts 1kg
Cph
Lax
Beef round 1kg
Cph
Lax
Local cheese 1kg
Cph
Lax

Vegetables

Potatoes 1kg
Cph
Lax
Lettuce 1 head
Cph
Lax
Tomatoes 1kg
Cph
Lax

Fruit

Apples 1kg
Cph
Lax
Oranges 1 head
Cph
Lax
Bananas 1kg
Cph
Lax

Eating Out

  • Food
  • Drinks

Meal for two

Inexpensive restaurant 2 meals
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Lax $4,070.74/mth
Mid-range restaurant Three-course meal for two people
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Lax $4,070.74/mth

McDonalds McMeal

Or equivalent combo meal

Copenhagen
4.5%
Los Angeles
5.5%

Restaurant Prices in Copenhagen are 17.14% higher than in Los Angeles

Drinks

Coke/Pepsi 0.33L
bottle
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Lax $4,070.74/mth
Water 0.33L
bottle
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Lax $4,070.74/mth
Cappuccino regular
Cph $4,070.74/mth
Lax $4,070.74/mth

Alcohol

  • Beer
  • Wine

Domestic beer

Restaurant 0.5L draught
Cph
Lax
Market 0.5L bottle
Cph
Lax

Imported beer

Restaurant 0.33L bottle
Cph
Lax
Market 0.33L bottle
Cph
Lax

Bottle of wine

Mid-range, from supermarket

Copenhagen
5
Los Angeles

Clothing

  • Clothing
  • Shoes

Pair of jeans

Levis 501 or similar

Cph
Lax

Summer dress

From a chain store (e.g. Zara, H&M)

Cph
Lax

Shoes

1 pair Nike shoes
Cph
Lax
1 pair men's leather shoes
Cph
Lax

Leisure

  • Cinema
  • Sports

Cinema

One ticket for an international release

Copenhagen
$15.33
Los Angeles
$11.43

Tennis court rental

One hour on weekend

Cph $4,070.74/mth
Lax $4,070.74/mth

Fitness club

Monthly fee for one adult

Cph $4,070.74/mth
Lax $4,070.74/mth