Copenhagen vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	98
😀 Quality of life	98	92
🏙️ Population	667K	3.42M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 29% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 713th and 1962nd ($2601 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Denmark and Spain, respectively. Check Denmark vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 10th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Madrid

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	Copenhagen	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$12418

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703