Copenhagen vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$3480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	644K	629K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 33% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 795th and 2278th ($2483 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 9th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Dusseldorf

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	Copenhagen	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$22103

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851