Copenhagen vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$4606
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	667K	2.3M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 17% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 650th and 1354th ($2656 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1137th 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 2 months in Houston. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Houston

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	Copenhagen	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.8	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221