Copenhagen vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$3350
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	35
😀 Quality of life	97	79
🏙️ Population	644K	679K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 29% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1085th and 2363rd ($2333 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1931st 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs El Paso ranked 179th in the United States, while ranked 10th and 633rd 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	$18.8	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$6903

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353