Copenhagen vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$1739
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	34
😀 Quality of life	97	85
🏙️ Population	667K	679K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 45% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 650th and 2753rd ($2656 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1911th in Denmark and the United States, respectively. Check Denmark vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs El Paso ranked 154th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 472nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs El Paso

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	Copenhagen	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$6914

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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

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384