Copenhagen vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$673
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$906
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$1300
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	22
😀 Quality of life	98	70
🏙️ Population	667K	1.41M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 120% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 713th and 4743rd ($2601 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Denmark and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 10th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Medina

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	Copenhagen	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$5508

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1155
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1162
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$940
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$825
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$862
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$967
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1069
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$918
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$769
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$346
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$903
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$354
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$517
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$348
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$365
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$428
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1627
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$782
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1734
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$798
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$911
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$645
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$398
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$718
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1910
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1855
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1645
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$271
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$837
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1021
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1867
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1879
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1009
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$860
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$987