Historical Prices in Copenhagen

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 152.88 756.08 96.62
2022 151.11 753.61 85.80
2021 135.09 684.38 77.85
2020 136.78 647.20 78.03
2019 133.12 612.47 74.25
2018 119.42 570.37 74.35
2017 132.47 604.46 73.40
2016 130.95 619.39 71.52
2015 116.84 616.59 71.70
2014 115.30 607.54 69.12
2013 102.18 639.18 65.21
2012 110.37 578.26 73.40
2011 102.00 610.00 69.00
2010 150.70 500.00 59.94
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 58.13 51.94 26.53 20.93 44.11
2022 54.18 47.92 22.40 18.18 41.35
2021 51.31 42.45 24.18 19.35 38.93
2020 49.35 46.51 24.11 18.51 39.81
2019 47.88 42.60 23.60 17.61 39.08
2018 48.35 45.17 20.94 16.83 37.24
2017 46.69 41.90 22.74 16.33 34.39
2016 44.42 38.76 20.54 15.32 35.43
2015 44.36 38.00 20.99 14.62 34.53
2014 43.74 41.25 23.58 20.40 36.12
2013 41.88 40.85 22.00 16.24 32.60
2012 45.00 42.92 23.55 18.37 34.00
2011 43.00 42.50 19.50 13.60 32.50
2010 36.67 35.00 20.00 13.50 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 13.63 24.22 33.46 11.02 14.10 18.18
2022 12.66 19.81 30.71 8.26 12.73 16.65
2021 10.54 20.64 27.11 8.75 11.73 15.31
2020 9.70 21.47 26.43 8.57 11.73 16.50
2019 9.07 20.88 23.70 9.27 12.10 17.33
2018 8.28 18.79 23.92 8.42 12.50 16.15
2017 7.29 18.12 26.06 8.10 14.26 16.74
2016 6.84 17.67 24.05 10.83 13.78 15.95
2015 6.81 17.88 26.46 11.20 14.18 17.13
2014 7.33 20.83 27.79 11.86 10.67 15.50
2013 6.77 18.25 23.79 7.06 10.71 16.57
2012 6.89 20.04 23.12 9.41 11.54 17.23
2011 7.00 20.29 22.33 15.00 11.00 14.00
2010 7.67 20.67 20.00 16.67 17.67 21.00
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 21.46 22.56 13.90 14.16 17.81 29.79 19.86 12.37
2022 20.20 17.82 12.70 13.38 17.90 28.43 16.95 10.13
2021 18.79 19.19 11.90 11.47 14.91 28.47 18.56 10.34
2020 19.43 20.72 14.50 12.11 15.74 30.09 18.74 10.91
2019 19.43 20.00 12.57 11.64 14.69 23.28 18.50 11.00
2018 16.83 19.83 12.12 9.85 14.17 22.00 14.88 8.00
2017 18.29 21.70 10.88 11.77 14.04 21.60 19.12 9.65
2016 19.60 20.94 12.50 12.55 13.18 26.91 18.28 10.83
2015 20.00 19.75 14.00 11.94 16.30 27.57 21.24 11.41
2014 19.91 22.25 10.62 14.22 17.45 25.67 - -
2013 16.99 21.24 10.43 12.71 15.60 23.33 - -
2012 21.27 19.58 12.06 10.33 10.65 27.75 - -
2011 21.93 27.50 9.45 10.00 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 87.04 74.77 61.97 77.80 112.52
2022 90.54 74.45 61.08 77.39 112.90
2021 91.45 68.81 54.52 62.58 109.62
2020 89.97 69.47 53.18 64.23 100.52
2019 78.79 63.37 45.22 64.76 81.01
2018 85.00 76.88 43.66 71.28 98.69
2017 77.95 60.81 44.12 67.82 88.64
2016 83.61 62.93 43.81 65.82 75.67
2015 81.05 65.88 44.15 70.92 110.61
2014 87.22 68.93 44.00 86.98 -
2013 74.38 63.46 42.64 82.58 -
2012 84.75 64.12 40.31 77.08 -
2011 88.00 72.50 36.80 68.00 -
2010 77.50 86.67 42.67 70.00 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 11999.24 8653.33 20229.17 14704.00
2022 12538.37 9217.19 19171.88 14525.00
2021 10884.67 8086.21 16833.33 13677.78
2020 10227.90 8001.40 17955.81 13653.72
2019 9404.92 7054.10 16669.34 12483.98
2018 10151.52 7409.89 17826.92 13051.11
2017 9297.92 6549.59 17328.21 11861.50
2016 9144.91 6477.59 16870.91 12029.41
2015 8266.30 5863.41 15080.38 10250.00
2014 9243.75 7190.91 17291.67 13250.00
2013 7343.35 5210.00 14800.00 10083.33
2012 7805.56 5211.11 14571.43 10750.00
2011 7527.46 5399.38 13059.00 9765.00
2010 6500.00 5375.00 13600.00 9954.96

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 54149.82 34954.30
2022 55692.31 39954.55
2021 55474.81 37958.61
2020 48312.50 34007.69
2019 46624.88 31886.36
2018 46753.95 30915.65
2017 44603.00 28400.00
2016 37909.41 26943.14
2015 36815.00 23979.92
2014 36833.75 20900.00
2013 30000.00 20148.00
2012 30750.00 20800.00
2011 28108.22 17926.03
2010 31895.24 23316.67

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 27097.80
2022 26067.38
2021 24608.69
2020 24427.47
2019 21166.36
2018 22107.35
2017 21627.35
2016 20158.10
2015 20027.38
2014 20246.92
2013 23101.09
2012 19571.43
2011 19745.08
2010 21000.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 23.51 14.19
2022 23.32 15.39
2021 23.28 11.80
2020 23.82 10.65
2019 23.45 11.30
2018 23.00 10.85
2017 23.85 10.39
2016 23.79 10.28
2015 23.95 10.84
2014 22.25 11.75
2013 25.07 12.02
2012 21.12 12.65
2011 24.00 12.00
2010 51.67 13.00
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 611.82
2022 550.00
2021 575.00
2020 569.76
2019 465.90
2018 447.87
2017 448.43
2016 529.21
2015 447.33
2014 482.50
2013 415.83
2012 447.00
2011 415.50
2010 356.67

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 4.39
2022 2.42
2021 1.24
2020 1.47
2019 1.47
2018 2.10
2017 2.14
2016 2.63
2015 3.19
2014 3.33
2013 3.50
2012 3.73
2011 4.00
2010 2.69

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 1317.72 243.59 114.04
2022 1618.19 260.32 -
2021 1186.92 252.05 -
2020 1493.07 261.56 -
2019 1506.18 258.51 -
2018 1331.76 246.19 -
2017 1319.94 241.27 -
2016 1237.58 198.66 -
2015 1222.84 225.13 -
2014 1401.83 216.50 -
2013 1355.93 222.33 -
2012 1034.35 178.09 -
2011 1000.00 142.67 -
2010 864.24 211.71 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 298.19 205.00 130.62
2022 287.37 163.75 126.60
2021 279.79 162.50 110.56
2020 276.30 258.00 117.07
2019 280.15 231.08 109.88
2018 245.23 230.00 103.15
2017 247.09 200.00 100.49
2016 245.33 184.54 101.28
2015 243.23 216.25 102.79
2014 264.85 216.67 93.44
2013 258.83 99.67 88.00
2012 301.92 123.33 86.15
2011 388.60 74.38 81.95
2010 275.71 60.15 83.38

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 741.58 303.23 794.74 1224.92
2022 743.18 356.67 793.48 1158.33
2021 718.95 304.17 775.00 1096.15
2020 786.29 339.95 868.76 1249.09
2019 779.74 292.97 773.87 1005.30
2018 741.00 304.67 793.09 1115.09
2017 728.89 281.06 755.19 1037.47
2016 748.82 303.69 784.98 1071.68
2015 808.52 312.38 840.79 1091.62
2014 866.56 269.40 999.86 1216.67
2013 739.80 337.50 687.25 800.00
2012 822.59 370.59 825.00 820.00
2011 775.00 366.33 875.00 1075.00
2010 854.00 441.50 750.00 1100.00
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