Copenhagen vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Copenhagen Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2319
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5036
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$1383
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$2262
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3761
$4381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
644K
3.33M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 21% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 285th and 1903rd ($2319 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Denmark vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 15th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Copenhagen vs Dubai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Copenhagen vs Dubai

Prices for goods and services in Copenhagen and Dubai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Copenhagen Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.29
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2497
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1893
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8112
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5498
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.9
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.92
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.7
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7274
$11590

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$1973
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$1586
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$991
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1350
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1637
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1967
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1223
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1187
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1631
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1325
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1221
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1202
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1548
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1019
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1028
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1196
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1774
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1640
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1209
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1753
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1299
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1211
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1430
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1563
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1308
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1280
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1130
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1111
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1570
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1190
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1312
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1449
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1503
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1091
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1438
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1299
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1303
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1311
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1325

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686