Copenhagen vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2333
$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5412
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$2479
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4139
$3560
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
97
93
🏙️ Population
644K
1.51M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 6% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1085th and 1352nd ($2333 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 10th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Munich

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Copenhagen Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$4.92
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5513
$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.6
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14686
$14702

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560