Austin vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$5006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	962K	667K

The cost of living in Austin is 8% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 985th and 650th ($2444 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 2nd in the United States and Denmark, respectively. Check the United States vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 217th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Copenhagen

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	Austin	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$14799

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588