Copenhagen vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	98	78
🏙️ Population	667K	467K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 9% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 713th and 327th ($2601 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 273rd 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 10th and 982nd 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	$23.6	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$2872
🔌 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	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821