Copenhagen vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	7
😀 Quality of life	98	66
🏙️ Population	667K	133K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 97% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 713th and 4439th ($2601 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Maldives, respectively. Check Denmark vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.7 months in Male. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 10th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Male

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	Copenhagen	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327