Copenhagen vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Copenhagen | Los Angeles | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Copenhagen is 23% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 713th and 65th ($2601 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 10th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Copenhagen vs Los Angeles
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| Copenhagen | Los Angeles | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Copenhagen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 2 km or 1.3 mi |  Frederiksberg | |
| 8.5 km or 5.3 mi | Gentofte | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Horsholm | |
| 28 km or 17 mi |  Landskrona | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Malmo | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Roskilde | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Hillerod | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Lund | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Staffanstorp | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Helsingor | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Helsingborg | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Trelleborg | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Angelholm | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Naestved | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Hassleholm | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Kristianstad | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Halmstad | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Odense | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Svendborg | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Ljungby | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Aarhus | |
| 156 km or 97 mi |  Stralsund | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Varberg | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Horsens | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Fredericia | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Rostock | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Randers | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Greifswald | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Varnamo | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Vejle | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Vaxjo | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Sonderborg | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Kolding | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Silkeborg | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Karlskrona | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Haderslev | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Wismar | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Gustrow | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Viborg | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Kiel |
Cities near Los Angeles
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 km or 5 mi |  Huntington Park | |
| 8.9 km or 5.5 mi | Maywood | |
| 9.2 km or 5.7 mi | Florence-Graham | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Bell | |
| 10 km or 6.2 mi | Monterey Park | |
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | Alhambra | |
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | South Pasadena | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Cudahy | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | San Gabriel | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Bell Gardens | |
| 12 km or 7.8 mi | West Hollywood | |
| 13 km or 7.8 mi | Montebello | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | South Gate | |
| 13 km or 8.2 mi | Glendale | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Inglewood | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Beverly Hills | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Lynwood | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Rosemead | |
| 15 km or 9.5 mi | Culver | |
| 15 km or 9.6 mi | Pasadena | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Pico Rivera | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Burbank | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Downey | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Compton | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | La Canada Flintridge | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Hawthorne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Temple | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | South El Monte | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | West Whittier-Los Nietos | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Paramount | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Gardena | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | El Monte | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Lawndale | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Arcadia | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bellflower | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Norwalk | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Santa Monica | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Whittier | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Manhattan Beach | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Carson |