Copenhagen vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	644K	3.9M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 22% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 795th and 72nd ($2483 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 9th and 47th 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	$20.2	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754