Copenhagen vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	92	78
😀 Quality of life	98	87
🏙️ Population	667K	936K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 6% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 713th and 950th ($2601 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 351st 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	$23.6	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$23696

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850