Copenhagen vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
96
94
🏙️ Population
644K
1.49M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 9% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 872nd and 1315th ($2387 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 9th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Copenhagen Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$6.2
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$18334

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599