Copenhagen vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$2569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	98
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	667K	3.51M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 21% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 805th and 1723rd ($2555 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Denmark and Spain, respectively. Check Denmark vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5th and 160th 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	$21.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$16324

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812