Copenhagen vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$3432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	64
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	667K	1.01M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 39% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 805th and 2656th ($2555 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Denmark and Canada, respectively. Check Denmark vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.9 months in Edmonton. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 5th and 133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Edmonton

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	Copenhagen	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$9664

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100