Copenhagen vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$4183
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	81
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	667K	919K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 20% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 650th and 1451st ($2656 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1204th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Fort Worth

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	Copenhagen	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$25647

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208