Copenhagen vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	97	88
🏙️ Population	644K	577K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 14% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1085th and 1702nd ($2333 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1506th in Denmark and the United States, respectively. Check Denmark vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 10th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Milwaukee

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	Copenhagen	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$24191

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378