Copenhagen vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	98	84
🏙️ Population	667K	546K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 38% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 713th and 2357th ($2601 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Portugal, respectively. Check Denmark vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 10th and 479th 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	$23.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231