Copenhagen vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2601
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6038
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$2570
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4591
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
98
93
🏙️ Population
667K
548K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 15% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 713th and 1330th ($2601 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 10th and 107th 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
$23.6
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$109
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.14
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$6.84
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.58
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1734
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3186
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2138
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9559
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6448
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.19
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.69
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.62
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.4
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$125
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$614
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17654
$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804