Copenhagen vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$3917
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$833
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1423
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$2965
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	72
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	667K	620K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 54% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 805th and 3360th ($2555 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 275th in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Leipzig ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 5th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Leipzig

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	Copenhagen	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$5495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$13142

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1579
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1398
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1408
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1380
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1399
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1416
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1363
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1407
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1482
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1416
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1161
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1440
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1299
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1464
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1410
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1445
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1244
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1530
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1415
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1131
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1335
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1269
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1462
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1316
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1414
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1430
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1416
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1283
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1316
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1428
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1381
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1417
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1410
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438