Copenhagen vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$7771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	25
😀 Quality of life	97	80
🏙️ Population	667K	41K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 29% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 650th and 17th ($2656 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 4th and 724th 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	$21.8	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$25268

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664