Copenhagen vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	97	82
🏙️ Population	644K	546K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 43% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 795th and 2758th ($2483 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Denmark and Portugal, respectively. Check Denmark vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 9th and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Lisbon

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	Copenhagen	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$16143

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162