Copenhagen vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$7880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	25
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	667K	47K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 33% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 805th and 15th ($2555 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5th and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs George Town

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	Copenhagen	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$26968

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673