Copenhagen vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	97	77
🏙️ Population	644K	467K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 7% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 795th and 464th ($2483 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 406th in Denmark and the United States, respectively. Check Denmark vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 9th and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Long Beach

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	Copenhagen	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614