Copenhagen vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	644K	8.91M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 28% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 872nd and 38th ($2387 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in London. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9th and 5th 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	$19.6	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$25471

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908