Copenhagen vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$5636
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1360
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$2398
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$3514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	88
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	667K	488K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 11% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 805th and 1307th ($2555 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Denmark and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Denmark vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Edinburgh

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	Copenhagen	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$8.34
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$25458

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820