Copenhagen vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	97	99
🏙️ Population	644K	8.8M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 29% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1085th and 58th ($2333 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Denmark vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in London. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 10th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs London

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	Copenhagen	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009