Copenhagen vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$2561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	97	85
🏙️ Population	644K	936K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 10% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1085th and 1551st ($2333 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Denmark and Israel, respectively. Check Denmark vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 10th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Jerusalem

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	Copenhagen	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511