Copenhagen vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$3421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
90
😀 Quality of life
97
93
🏙️ Population
667K
548K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 12% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 650th and 1156th ($2656 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Denmark and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Denmark vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Manchester

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Copenhagen Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$21096

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862