How expensive is Copenhagen?

I%26#39;ll planning a friend%26#39;s 40th to Copenhagen and was wondering how expensive the city is for eating and drinking our - how much is a good bottle of wine, a beer and a a good 3 -course meal??

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300 Dkr decent bottle wine

55 Dkr 40cl glass beer

400 Dkr 3 course meal

Of course you can find less. Start prices at restaurants -

200 Dkr bottle of wine

30 Dkr glass beer

200 Dkr 3 course meal

... and of course higher

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Reading your prices it sounds like for an American the answer to the original poster%26#39;s question is %26quot;Very Expensive!%26quot;

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Remember prices are all included, no extra tips or taxes!

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It really depends where you want to eat and what kind of food.

Anything from 300 kr all incl. (one person) to 3.000 kr all incl.(one person)

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- Perhaps the best street hotdogs on the planet: 20 DKK

- Beer in a supermarket that you can drink on a bench right next to the expensive cafés or on the grass in a park: 3 DKK.

- Bottle of wine at often recommended Madklubben: 100 DKK

- 3 course quality meal at Café A Fair: 150 DKK

- 4 pieces of rye with topping from a sandwich store: 50 DKK

Just to say there are ways of surviving in Copenhagen on a reasonable budget.

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Expensive! even when compared with barcelona (not a cheap destination itself). Although the tip is included in your restaurant bill you may be charged extra (up to 5%) if you pay by credit card.

we have just come back from a holiday in Denmark (starting with 3 nights in Copenhagen) and southern Sweden. Although tax in both countries is 25%, we found Sweden to be quite a bit cheaper: prices tend to be similar in each in number of crowns but exchange rate of 10:1 from Swedish and 7:1 for Danish makes a huge difference.

Also we found that in on the whole entrances are more expensive (in crowns) in Denmark than in Sweden. However some museums in Copenhagen have free entry eg Statens Museum (art), Nationalmuseum, and Ny Glypothek on a Sunday, which helped at least! Mind you wealso had free entry in Göteborg as it was festival time.

One relative bargain in Copenhagen was the DFDS canal boats; you can travel on and off all day for around 60-70DKr.

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I do realise it will be possible to find bargain eats in Copenhagen if you know where to look but it does spoil your experience of a place if pretty well every purchase requires a deep breath as you open your wallet.

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A few examples from my recent stay at the Hilton Copenhagen (all prices converted to U.S. dollars):

Small Coke in the lobby bar: $8

Hamburger with fries in lobby bar: $29

Dinner buffet: $65 (includes wine on Friday and Saturday nights, on Sunday through Thursday nights the cheapest bottle of wine is $65 additional.)

Having a shirt laundered: $19

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David, quoting prices from an in every way overpriced airport hotel, does not make sense.

You can buy a soft drink at a supermarket 50 meters from the city center for 2 kroner or USD 0,35. And a decent beer for the same price.

Not going to continue with these examples, just want to say that I find the tourist path of Copenhagen (Stroget, Kongens Nytorv, Town Hall Square, Nyhavn) very overpriced. But I find the touristpath in Rome, New York and most other cities almost as overpriced.

It%26#39;s a matter of researching ahead and straying off the path. Copenhagen is expensive, yes, but I don%26#39;t think its as bad as its rumour (which was started and is feeded by tourists who spend most or all of their visit on the locations mentioned above).

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%26quot;I%26#39;ll planning a friend%26#39;s 40th...%26quot;

Well I would not choose CPH if the idea is to have a party of a life time and end up paying nickels. Eg Riga would suit better for that.

If you avoid the worst tourist traps, I%26#39;d say that CPH is a bit over the European average. Nothing dramatic. If you consume a bit more alcoholic drinks, it%26#39;s definitely cheaper than in Sweden.